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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions misnomer noun  A use of a term asserted to be misleading. Calling it a driveway is a bit of a , since you don't drive on it, you park on it.'' A term asserted to be widely used incorrectly. Chinese checkers is a since the game has nothing to do with China. A term whose sense in common usage conflicts with a technical sense. (context, nonstandard, see usage notes) Something asserted not to be true; a myth. It's a that engineers can't write. Etymology: From mesnomer, from mesnomer (to misname), mes- + nomer.      Full Definition of misnomer  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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