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misetymologies

misetymologies is the plural of misetymology.

Meaning of misetymology

Noun

misetymology (countable and uncountable, plural misetymologies)

  1. Incorrect etymology.
    • Floridelphia may be euphonious but it’s a bad case of misetymology. It is the name given to a town located in the extensive tract of Florida land purchased by the Disstons of the handsaw fame.1890 March 28, Kansas City Globe, quotee, The Overbrook Herald, volume I, number 51, Overbrook, Kan., →OCLC, front page, column 3

Questions about misetymologies

What is misetymologies the plural of?
Misetymologies is the plural of misetymology.

Words near misetymologies in the dictionary

  1. misestimated
  2. misestimates
  3. misestimating
  4. misestimation
  5. misestimations
  6. misetymologies
  7. misetymologize
  8. misetymologized
  9. misetymologizes
  10. misetymologizing
  11. misetymology

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