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misappellation

misappellation noun: synonym of misnomer.

Noun

misappellation (plural misappellations)

  1. Synonym of misnomer.
    • "The gay community would love to point to Patti and say, 'She's one of us'" I have always been intrigued as to what and whom this mythical "gay community" we always talk about consists of. […] Nevertheless, since I assume I am included in this misappellation, I protest the statement I have...1976 February 14, Joan DeForeest, “Irresponsible Inaccuracies Infuriate”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 33, page 5
    Synonyms:
    misnomer

Synonyms of misappellation

Forms of misappellation

pluralmisappellations

Origin of misappellation

From mis- + appellation.

Questions about misappellation

What does misappellation mean?
Misappellation means synonym of misnomer.
What part of speech is misappellation?
Misappellation is a noun.
What is the plural of misappellation?
The plural of misappellation is misappellations.

Words near misappellation in the dictionary

  1. misappearance
  2. misappearances
  3. misappeared
  4. misappearing
  5. misappears
  6. misappellation
  7. misappellations
  8. misappliance
  9. misappliances
  10. misapplication
  11. misapplications

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