| NOUN | communication | sumpsimus | a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression |
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| Meaning | A correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression. | |
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| Example | "he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus" | |
| Broader | saying, expression, locution | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
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