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Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/mɪs�n��m�/, SAMPA|/mIs"n@Um@/
(General American|US) IPA|/mɪs�no�m�/, SAMPA|/mIs"noUm@`/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��m�(r)|-��m�(r)
Etymology
From AF. mesnomer, from MF. mesnomer (to misname), mes- + nomer.
Noun
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en-noun
- A use of a term asserted to be misleading.
#:* Calling it a driveway is a bit of a misnomer, since you don't drive on it, you park on it.''
- A term asserted to be widely used incorrectly.
#:* Chinese checkers is a misnomer 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 misnomer that engineers can't write.
Usage notes
The term "misnomer" is generally used in an assertion that something is a misnomer. See the definitions above for examples.
The extended sense of misnomer meaning myth is generally considered incorrect. Note, however, that its use follows the same pattern as the other senses.
Translations
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Chinese: �誤��稱, �误��称
Dutch: slecht gekozen term de
Finnish: väärä nimitys
French: terme mal approprié m
German: falsche Bezeichung f
Greek: ακ��ιολεξία f
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Hebrew: ש×� ×�×� × ×�×�×�/שקר×�
Hungarian: névhiba, névtévesztés
Japanese: 誤称
Korean: �못� ��
Romanian: termen nepotrivit
Welsh: camenw
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