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    mis·no·mer
    [ˌmisˈnōmər]
    noun
    misnomer (noun) · misnomers (plural noun)
    1. a wrong or inaccurate name or designation:
      "morning sickness is a misnomer for many women, since the nausea can occur any time during the day"
      • a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term:
        "to call this “neighborhood policing” would be a misnomer"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb mesnommer, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + nommer ‘to name’ (based on Latin nomen ‘name’).
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    a name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate ‘Villa’ was something of a misnomer—the place was no more than an old farmhouse. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb mesnommer, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + nommer ‘to name’ (based on Latin nomen ‘name’).
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    Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of MISNOMER is the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument. How to use misnomer in a sentence. Don't Mistake the Meaning of Misnomer
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    We continue to use the misnomer out of convenience. In fact, to call it a mere show seems a misnomer. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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    The subtitle, 'an international history', is a misnomer in so far as it suggests an integrated whole. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of misnomer?
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