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Solecism (3 syl.)

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Misapplication of words; an expression opposed to the laws of syntax; so called from the city of Soli, in Cilicia, where an Athenian colony settled, and forgot the purity of their native language. (Suidas.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Solan Goose
Solano
Solatium (A)
Soldan or Sowdan
Soldats (Des)
Soldier
Soldier’s Heart
Soldiers Battles (The)
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiering
Solecism
Solemn
Soler
Solid Doctor
Solingen
Solomon
Solomon’s Carpet
Solomon’s Ring
Solon of Parnassus
Solstice
Solyman

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Solecism