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Meaning of misonomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The phenomenon of being misnamed.

uncountable

Examples

“"All of this is an example of what Stephen Stigler, a contemporary historian of science, calls the law of misonomy, that nothing in mathematics is ever named after the person who discovered it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Misool misopaedia misopedia misopedist misoperation misophobia

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