soloecism

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See also: solœcism

English

Noun

soloecism (plural soloecisms)

  1. Alternative form of solecism
    • 1997, Kees Versteegh, “A new semantic approach to linguistics: Al-Jurjânî and as-Sakkâkî on meaning”, in Landmarks in Linguistic Thought III: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition, London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 119:
      [Al-Jurjânî then explains that eloquence does not reside in the correct application of grammatical rules or the avoidance of soloecisms; these are only necessary, not sufficient conditions for the quality of a text; he then concludes:]