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idem sonans

idem sonans adjective: incorrectly spelled, but sufficiently correct to identify someone.

Adjective

idem sonans (not comparable)

  1. Incorrectly spelled, but sufficiently correct to identify someone.

Origin of idem sonans

Borrowed from Latin idem sonāns (“sounding the same”).

Questions about idem sonans

What does idem sonans mean?
Idem sonans means incorrectly spelled, but sufficiently correct to identify someone.
What part of speech is idem sonans?
Idem sonans is an adjective.

Words near idem sonans in the dictionary

  1. idek
  2. idelalisib
  3. idele
  4. ideles
  5. idem
  6. idem sonans
  7. idemfaciend
  8. idemfacient
  9. idemfactor
  10. idemfactors
  11. idempotence

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