MISNOMER


Meaning of MISNOMER in English

/ ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə(r); NAmE -ˈnoʊ-/ noun

a name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate :

'Villa' was something of a misnomer ; the place was no more than an old farmhouse.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , from the Old French verb mesnommer , from mes- wrongly + nommer to name (based on Latin nomen name).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.