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barbarismus.

barbarism, impropriety of speech;

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[bar.baˈrɪs.mʊs]Classical-Latin[bar.baˈriz.mus]
  1. a barbarism (a widespread violation of standard Latin morphophonology lacking written authority)

    declension-2 · masculine · rhetoric
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρβᾰρισμός (barbărismós), equivalent to barbarus + -ismus, originally referring to a feature of non-native, 'barbarian' speech. First attested in the Rhetorica ad Herennium.

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