mislocution en · NOUN
Etymology
From mis- + locution.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) incorrect locution
Though distinctly restrained, Sethi’s prose evokes the comic mislocutions of Jonathan Safran Foer and the vertiginous mania of Zadie Smith.
2009 July 26, “Fiction Chronicle”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mislocutions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |