heterophemy

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noun

The use of one word or phrase when another is meant

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Meanings

nounheterophemy (countable and uncountable, plural heterophemies)

plural heterophemies

  1. countableuncountableThe use of one word or phrase when another is meant

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hemerophyte
Cite this entry
APA

heterophemy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophemy

MLA

“heterophemy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophemy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterophemy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophemy.

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