Misetymology

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Incorrect etymology. countable, uncountable

    "Floridelphia may be euphonious but it’s a bad case of misetymology. It is the name given to a town located in the extensive tract of Florida land purchased by the Disstons of the handsaw fame."

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"Floridelphia may be euphonious but it’s a bad case of misetymology. It is the name given to a town located in the extensive tract of Florida land purchased by the Disstons of the handsaw fame."

Etymology

From mis- + etymology.

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