solecism

[ sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh- ]

/ ˈsɒl əˌsɪz əm, ˈsoʊ lə- /

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noun

a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.

a breach of good manners or etiquette.

any error, impropriety, or inconsistency.

Origin of solecism

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin soloecismus “grammatical mistake,” from Greek soloikismós “incorrect use of language” (whether of individual words or in syntax), equivalent to sóloik(os), adjective formed from Sólo(i) (a city in Cilicia founded by Doric-speaking Greeks from Rhodes, whose local dialect Athenians considered corrupt) + -ik(os) + -ismos; see -ic,-ism

OTHER WORDS FROM solecism

sol·e·cist, nounsol·e·cis·tic, sol·e·cis·ti·cal, adjectivesol·e·cis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH solecism

solecism , solipsism

Words nearby solecism

soldiery, soldo, sold-out, sole, sole-charge school, solecism, sole custody, solely, solemn, Solemn High Mass, solemnify

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Example sentences from the Web for solecism

Do not even consider committing the solecism of serving it with parmigiano.
5 Recipes for Holiday Cheer|Cookstr.com|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Hence this adaptation is less a solecism than that of the bell for the hyacinth.
Notes and Queries, Number 222, January 28, 1854|Various
His trust was warranted, until Landor detected the solecism.
Milton|Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
It would be a solecism in language to say that any portion of these is not included in the whole.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches|Various

Alas, in spite of old use and wont,—little other than a tolerated Solecism, growing daily more intolerable!
Latter-Day Pamphlets|Thomas Carlyle
This last is, in my opinion, a vile method, and a solecism in authorship.
Hazlitt on English Literature|Jacob Zeitlin

British Dictionary definitions for solecism

solecism

/ (ˈsɒlɪˌsɪzəm) /

noun

the nonstandard use of a grammatical construction
any mistake, incongruity, or absurdity

a violation of good manners

Derived forms of solecism

solecist, nounsolecistic or solecistical, adjectivesolecistically, adverb

Word Origin for solecism

C16: from Latin soloecismus, from Greek soloikismos, from soloikos speaking incorrectly, from Soloi an Athenian colony of Cilicia where the inhabitants spoke a corrupt form of Greek

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单词	solecism
释义	solecism [ sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh- ] / ˈsɒl əˌsɪz əm, ˈsoʊ lə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR solecism ON THESAURUS.COM noun a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was. a breach of good manners or etiquette. any error, impropriety, or inconsistency. Origin of solecism First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin soloecismus “grammatical mistake,” from Greek soloikismós “incorrect use of language” (whether of individual words or in syntax), equivalent to sóloik(os), adjective formed from Sólo(i) (a city in Cilicia founded by Doric-speaking Greeks from Rhodes, whose local dialect Athenians considered corrupt) + -ik(os) + -ismos; see -ic,-ism OTHER WORDS FROM solecism sol·e·cist, nounsol·e·cis·tic, sol·e·cis·ti·cal, adjectivesol·e·cis·ti·cal·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH solecism solecism , solipsism Words nearby solecism soldiery, soldo, sold-out, sole, sole-charge school, solecism, sole custody, solely, solemn, Solemn High Mass, solemnify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for solecism Do not even consider committing the solecism of serving it with parmigiano. 5 Recipes for Holiday Cheer\|Cookstr.com\|December 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Hence this adaptation is less a solecism than that of the bell for the hyacinth. Notes and Queries, Number 222, January 28, 1854\|Various His trust was warranted, until Landor detected the solecism. Milton\|Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh It would be a solecism in language to say that any portion of these is not included in the whole. United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches\|Various Alas, in spite of old use and wont,—little other than a tolerated Solecism, growing daily more intolerable! Latter-Day Pamphlets\|Thomas Carlyle This last is, in my opinion, a vile method, and a solecism in authorship. Hazlitt on English Literature\|Jacob Zeitlin British Dictionary definitions for solecism solecism / (ˈsɒlɪˌsɪzəm) / noun the nonstandard use of a grammatical construction any mistake, incongruity, or absurdity a violation of good manners Derived forms of solecism solecist, nounsolecistic or solecistical, adjectivesolecistically, adverb Word Origin for solecism C16: from Latin soloecismus, from Greek soloikismos, from soloikos speaking incorrectly, from Soloi an Athenian colony of Cilicia where the inhabitants spoke a corrupt form of Greek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to solecism impropriety, blunder, abuse, error, barbarism, mistake, incongruity, blooper, slip, misusage, cacology
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solecism

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noun

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