n.
Pronunciation: ' sä-l ə - ˌ si-z ə m, ' s ō -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin soloecismus, from Greek soloikismos, from soloikos speaking incorrectly, literally, inhabitant of Soloi, from Soloi, city in ancient Cilicia where a substandard form of Attic was spoken
Date: circa 1555
1 : an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence also : a minor blunder in speech
2 : something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order
3 : a breach of etiquette or decorum
– so · le · cis · tic \ ˌ sä-l ə - ' sis-tik, ˌ s ō - \ adjective