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Word of the day
for August 3
misnomer n
  1. (law) A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification.
  2. (by extension)
    1. An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.
    2. A term which is misleading, even if technically correct.
    3. (nonstandard, proscribed) Something which is asserted not to be true; a mistaken belief, a falsehood, a myth.

misnomer v

  1. (transitive) To use an incorrect, and especially misleading, name for (someone or something); to misidentify, to misname.
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