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Definition of: misnomer
(mis·nō′mər) noun
1. A name wrongly applied; an inapplicable designation.
2. A misnaming; specifically, the giving of a wrong name to a person in a legal document. [<AF <OF mesnommer call by the wrong name <mes- wrongly + nomer <L nominare name]
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