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Solecism

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Noun

1. faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, slip, solecism

a socially awkward or tactless act

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Solecism

see synonyms of solecism
noun
1. 
a. 
the nonstandard use of a grammatical construction
b. 
any mistake, incongruity, or absurdity
2. 
a violation of good manners

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Solecism

see synonyms of solecism
noun
1. 
a violation of the conventional usage, grammar, etc. of a language; ungrammatical use of words (Ex.: “We done it” for “We did it”)
see also barbarism, impropriety
2. 
a violation of good manners; breach of etiquette
3. 
a mistake or impropriety

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Solecism

see synonyms of solecism
n.
1. A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction.
2. A violation of etiquette.
3. An impropriety, mistake, or incongruity.

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