SUMPSIMUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression

Example:

he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)

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