ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Acyrology

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌæsɪˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Acyrology is a noun meaning (chiefly Early Modern, now rare) The incorrect use of language.

Meaning

(chiefly Early Modern, now rare) The incorrect use of language.

Example Sentences

Ancient commentators found the phrase distinctive, as well, but in a peculiar way: one of them labelled [one phrase] an instance of catachresis, a type of solecism. Similarly, Servius calls [another] an instance of acyrology, also a type of solecism.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include acrology, archaicy, archaism, archaicism, archaist, archaeoastronomy.

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