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    MALAPROP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similarplay

    Synonyms:

    malaprop; malapropism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("malaprop" is a kind of...):

    misstatement (a statement that contains a mistake)

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