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Definition of: phantom word

A spurious word that exists only through the error of a lexicographer, writer, or printer, as one resulting from a false etymology or wrong attribution of meaning. Also called ghost word.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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