acyrologia

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/əsɪɹəˈlɒd͡ʒ(i)ə/

noun

an inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word

OriginAncient Greek ἀκυρολογία →
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Meanings

nounacyrologia (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountablean inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀκυρολογία
  2. Englishacyrologia

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κύριος (kúrios, “having authority”) + -λογία (-logía, “speech”).

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Translations

Portuguese acirologia
  • acirologiaimproper use of a word
Cite this entry
APA

acyrologia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyrologia

MLA

“acyrologia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyrologia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acyrologia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyrologia.

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