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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| late [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb ''mesnommer'', from ''mes''- ‘wrongly’ + ''nommer'' ‘to name’ (based on [[Latin]] ''nomen'' ‘name’). | | late [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]: from Anglo-Norman French, from the Old French verb ''mesnommer'', from ''mes''- ‘wrongly’ + ''nommer'' ‘to name’ (based on [[Latin]] ''nomen'' ‘name’). |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1:a wrong or inaccurate [[name]] or designation: “king crab” is a misnomer—these [[creatures]] are not crustaceans at all. | | *1:a wrong or inaccurate [[name]] or designation: “king crab” is a misnomer—these [[creatures]] are not crustaceans at all. |
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| #Transference of a well-known product brand name into a genericized trademark (e.g., Xerox for photocopy, Kleenex for tissue or Jell-o for gelatin dessert). | | #Transference of a well-known product brand name into a genericized trademark (e.g., Xerox for photocopy, Kleenex for tissue or Jell-o for gelatin dessert). |
| #An older name being retained even in the face of newer [[information]] (e.g., Chinese checkers, Arabic numerals). | | #An older name being retained even in the face of newer [[information]] (e.g., Chinese checkers, Arabic numerals). |
− | #''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pars_pro_toto Pars pro toto]'', or a name being applied to something which only covers part of a region. The name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland Holland] is often used to refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands Netherlands] while it only designates a part of that country; sometimes people refer to the [[suburb]]s of a metropolis with the name of the biggest city in the metropolis. | + | #''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pars_pro_toto Pars pro toto]'', or a name being applied to something which only covers part of a region. The name [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland Holland] is often used to refer to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands Netherlands] while it only designates a part of that country; sometimes people refer to the [[suburb]]s of a metropolis with the name of the biggest city in the metropolis. |
| #A name being based on a similarity in a particular aspect (e.g., "shooting stars" look like falling stars but are actually [[meteors]]). | | #A name being based on a similarity in a particular aspect (e.g., "shooting stars" look like falling stars but are actually [[meteors]]). |
− | #[[Association]] of a thing with a place other than one might assume. For example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat Panama hats] are made in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador Ecuador], but came to be associated with the building of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal Panama Canal]. | + | #[[Association]] of a thing with a place other than one might assume. For example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat Panama hats] are made in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador Ecuador], but came to be associated with the building of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal Panama Canal]. |
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| [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] |