Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

etymological fallacy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: et-y-mo-log-i-cal -fal-la-cy
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

9

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The argument that a word is defined solely by its etymology and that its customary usage can therefore be incorrect.

Inflected Forms

etymological fallacies (plural)

Questions

What does etymological fallacy mean?: The argument that a word is defined solely by its etymology and that its customary usage can therefore be incorrect.

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