nucular

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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From a back-spelling of a mispronunciation of nuclear by metathesis and epenthesis or by association with nuke.

Adjective

nucular (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of nuclear.

Etymology 2

From nucule + -ar.

Adjective

nucular (comparative more nucular, superlative most nucular)

  1. (botany) Nut-shaped; of or relating to a nucule — a section of a compound (usually hard) fruit.[2]

References

  1. ^ Arnold Zwicky (2004 June 29) “The thin line between error and mere variation”, in Language Log‎, retrieved 2006-10-23
  2. ^ “nucule”, in Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2003

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