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heterophemy

heterophemy noun: the use of one word or phrase when another is meant.

Noun

heterophemy (countable and uncountable, plural heterophemies)

  1. The use of one word or phrase when another is meant

Forms of heterophemy

pluralheterophemies

Words formed from heterophemy

Questions about heterophemy

What does heterophemy mean?
Heterophemy means the use of one word or phrase when another is meant.
What part of speech is heterophemy?
Heterophemy is a noun.
What is the plural of heterophemy?
The plural of heterophemy is heterophemies.

Words near heterophemy in the dictionary

  1. heterophemies
  2. heterophemism
  3. heterophemisms
  4. heterophemist
  5. heterophemists
  6. heterophemy
  7. heterophenomenological
  8. heterophenomenologically
  9. heterophenomenologies
  10. heterophenomenology
  11. heterophil

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