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Antonyms for solecism

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sol-uh-siz-uh m, soh-luh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒl əˌsɪz əm, ˈsoʊ lə-


Definition of solecism

Origin :
  • "gross grammatical error;" loosely "any absurdity or incongruity," 1570s, from Middle French solécisme (16c.), from Latin soloecismus "mistake in speaking or writing," from Greek soloikismos "to speak (Greek) incorrectly," from soloikos "ungrammatical utterance," properly "a speaking like the people of Soloi," an Athenian colony in Cilicia (modern Mezitli in Turkey), whose dialect the Athenians considered barbarous. Related: Solecistic.
  • noun misuse
  • noun blunder
Example sentences :
  • It would be a solecism in language to say that any portion of these is not included in the whole.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Le jument est beau was a solecism that could not longer be tolerated.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • His trust was warranted, until Landor detected the solecism.
  • Extract from : « Milton » by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
  • The solecism, if such it be, was repeated in Marino Faliero, act iii.
  • Extract from : « The Works Of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 7) » by Lord Byron
  • Well-bred mothers have been known to resent this solecism keenly.
  • Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke
  • The solitude of the Palais Royal has become a mockery and a solecism.
  • Extract from : « Royal Palaces and Parks of France » by Milburg Francisco Mansfield
  • A dead State is a solecism, a contradiction in terms, an impossibility.
  • Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume IV. (of 4) » by Various
  • Hence this adaptation is less a solecism than that of the bell for the hyacinth.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 222, January 28, 1854 » by Various
  • If I may be pardoned the solecism, a music-drama "listens" different from an opera.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
  • And if you caught him committing a solecism, would you stand it?
  • Extract from : « The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 » by Lucian of Samosata

Synonyms for solecism

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