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Solecism

 [sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh-]   Origin

sol·e·cism

   [sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh-]
noun
1.
a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
2.
a breach of good manners or etiquette.
3.
any error, impropriety, or inconsistency.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin soloecismus < Greek soloikismós, equivalent to sóloik(os) (Sólo(i) a city in Cilicia where a corrupt form of Attic Greek was spoken + -ikos -ic) + -ismos -ism

Related forms
sol·e·cist, noun
sol·e·cis·tic, sol·e·cis·ti·cal, adjective
sol·e·cis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confused: solecism, solipsism.
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solecism (ˈsɒlɪˌsɪzəm)
 
—n
1.  a.  the nonstandard use of a grammatical construction
 b.  any mistake, incongruity, or absurdity
2.  a violation of good manners
 
[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]
 
'solecist
 
—n
 
sole'cistic
 
—adj
 
sole'cistical
 
—adj
 
sole'cistically
 
—adv

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solecism
1577, from M.Fr. solécisme, from L. soloecismus "mistake in speaking or writing," from Gk. soloikismos "to speak (Greek) incorrectly," from soloikos "ungrammatical utterance," prop. "a speaking like the people of Soloi," from Soloi, Athenian colony in Cilicia, whose dialect the Athenians considered
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