Misonomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misonomy is a noun meaning The phenomenon of being misnamed.
Meaning
The phenomenon of being misnamed.
Example Sentences
"All of this is an example of what Stephen Stigler, a contemporary historian of science, calls the law of misonomy, that nothing in mathematics is ever named after the person who discovered it.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misnaming, misnomer, misidentity, misappellation, misnamer, misidentification.
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