"malplacement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malplacements [plural]
Etymology: From mal- + placement. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|placement}} mal- + placement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malplacement (countable and uncountable, plural malplacements)
  1. Abnormal placement. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: malplaced
    Sense id: en-malplacement-en-noun-AVqgQs8m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-

Inflected forms

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