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cacoepy

[kəˈkəʊɪpɪ]

cacoepy noun: the mispronunciation of words.

Noun

cacoepy (uncountable)

  1. The mispronunciation of words.

Antonyms of cacoepy

Forms of cacoepy

alternative formcacoëpy

Origin of cacoepy

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

Questions about cacoepy

What does cacoepy mean?
Cacoepy means the mispronunciation of words.
What part of speech is cacoepy?
Cacoepy is a noun.
How do you pronounce cacoepy?
Cacoepy is pronounced [kəˈkəʊɪpɪ].

Words near cacoepy in the dictionary

  1. cacodæmonic
  2. cacodæmons
  3. cacoepist
  4. cacoepistic
  5. cacoepists
  6. cacoepy
  7. cacoethe
  8. cacoethes
  9. cacoethic
  10. cacoethical
  11. cacoethically

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