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malapropian

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mal·a·prop·ism   (māl'ə-prŏp-ĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.

  2. An example of such misuse.


[From malaprop.]
mal'a·prop'i·an (-prŏp'ē-ən) adj.
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