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noun
Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A person obstinate or zealous about such correctness; a pedant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: saying, expression, locution
History
From Latin sumpsimus, c. 1540–50. See mumpsimus for details.
