noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   The mispronunciation of words. uncountable

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corruptionmispronunciation

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orthoepy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

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