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miscoinage en · NOUN

Etymology

From mis- + coinage.

Meanings

1. A bad or wrong coinage.
   • The wretch 'Grizled with hair' (meaning 'Having grey hair with hair') is a typical Durfey miscoinage. Something is said which sounds meaningful but is not. 2017, John McVeagh, Thomas Durfey and Restoration Drama:
   • Considering the fact that English is commonly used by non-native speakers the occurrence of such miscoinages is remarkably low. G. E. Booij, Jaap van Marle, Yearbook of Morphology 1998 (page 273)

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