"etymological fallacy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: etymological fallacies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} etymological fallacy (plural etymological fallacies)
  1. (linguistics) The argument that a word is defined solely by its etymology and that its customary usage can therefore be incorrect. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-etymological_fallacy-en-noun-qArdu-aL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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