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Meaning of "solecistic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SOLECISTIC

ˌsɒlɪˈsɪstɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLECISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Solecistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SOLECISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Solecism

In traditional grammar, a solecism is a phrase that trespasses the rules of grammar. The word originally was used by the Greeks for what they perceived as grammatical mistakes in their language. Ancient Athenians considered the dialect of the inhabitants of their colony, Soli, in Cilicia to be a corrupted form of their own pure Attic dialect, and labelled the errors in the form as "solecisms". Therefore, when referring to similar grammatical mistakes heard in the speech of Athenians, they described them as "solecisms" and that term has been adopted as a label for grammatical mistakes in any language.

Definition of solecistic in the English dictionary

The definition of solecistic in the dictionary is relating to the nonstandard use of a grammatical construction. Other definition of solecistic is relating to any mistake, incongruity, or absurdity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLECISTIC

artistic · characteristic · cistic · classicistic · cystic · exorcistic · fibrocystic · holistic · logistic · mystic · narcissistic · narcistic · nematocystic · otocystic · polycystic · realistic · rhotacistic · solipsistic · statistic · trichocystic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLECISTIC

sole · sole agent · sole beneficiary · sole legatee · sole proprietor · sole stockholder · sole trader · sole-charge school · solecism · solecist · solecistical · solecistically · solecize · solei · soleless · solely · solemn · Solemn League and Covenant · solemn vows · solemness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLECISTIC

anachronistic · antagonistic · autistic · ballistic · deterministic · domestic · futuristic · heuristic · journalistic · linguistic · mechanistic · minimalistic · opportunistic · pessimistic · probabilistic · sadistic · simplistic · stylistic · synergistic · touristic · unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of solecistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «solecistic» into 25 languages

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solecistic
1,325 millions of speakers
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solecistic
570 millions of speakers
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solecistic
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solecistic
380 millions of speakers
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solecistic
280 millions of speakers
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solecistic
278 millions of speakers
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solecistic
270 millions of speakers
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solecistic
260 millions of speakers
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solecistic
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Solecistik
190 millions of speakers
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solecistic
180 millions of speakers
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solecistic
130 millions of speakers
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solecistic
85 millions of speakers
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Solecistic
85 millions of speakers
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solecistic
80 millions of speakers
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solecistic
75 millions of speakers
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एकमेवाद्वितीय
75 millions of speakers
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kuralsız
70 millions of speakers
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solecistic
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solecistic
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solecistic
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solecistic
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solecistic
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solecistic
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solecistic
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLECISTIC»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about solecistic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLECISTIC»

Discover the use of solecistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solecistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Garner's Modern American Usage
Key. to. the. Solecistic. Summary. The truce that I once proposed between descriptivists and prescriptivists having been only conditionally excepted [ accepted] by a single linguist, the embattlements [battles] must continue. Linguistic history ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Aristotle on Fallacies; or, the Sophistici Elenchi. With a ...
1] If for the neuter 10171-0 we substitute the masculine, which distinguishes the nominative and accusative, we find there is an ambiguous middle; and that the solecistic conclusion does not legitimately follow unless we substitute a false major ...
Aristotle, Edward POSTE, 1866
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Aristotle on fallacies, or the Sophistici elenchi
1] If for the neuter tovto we substitute the masculine, which distinguishes the nominative and accusative, we find there is an ambiguous middle; and that the solecistic conclusion does not legitimately follow unless we substitute a false major or ...
Aristotle, 1866
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Verbal Behavior:
B. F. Skinner. effectively to such extensions but provide some sort of punishment for them. Solecistic extension is not far from metonymy. When a student under the pressure of an examination writes: The fatigue of a synapse is mutual with the ...
B. F. Skinner, 2014
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The Recollections of Encolpius: The Satyrica of Petronius as ...
Apart from the obviously ungrammatical it is difficult to determine exactly what else in this short passage the author of the treatise classified as barbaric or solecistic.160 But we know for certain that he saw here further violations of Latinitas, ...
Gottskálk Jensson, 2004
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Pietism in Petticoats and Other Comedies
Let's call ourselves "The Thinking Solecistic Society." HERR SiNNReiCH. Yes, yes: in defiance of the grammarians' guild! HERR VIELwiTZ. Good! That also expresses at the same time that we won't tolerate not only participles, but all other  ...
Louise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched, 1994
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Revelation in Context
But his solecistic style cannot be wholly explained from its Hebraistic colouring" ( 77k International Critical Commentary p. x, hereafter referred to as ICC). (" Footnote 1: Dealt with in Studies in the Apocalypse, pp. 79-102.") ['solecistic' - (1) an ...
Irene Belyeu, 2006
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Aristotle on False Reasoning: Language and the World in the ...
It is common usage itself that is really solecistic. For Protagoras, even inanimate things may possess masculine or feminine natures, and the language needs to be reformed to reflect such realities. Such changes result in apparent-but-not- real ...
Scott G. Schreiber, 2012
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The Classical Papers of A. E. Housman:
'(i) the solecistic position of quoque: for Pelops was not Pyrrhus' proauus.' No, nor was Pyrrhus a loue quintus according to the ' improved" method of numeration; so quoque and its position are just as 'solecistic' as before. But in point of fact tu ...
F. R. D. Goodyear, 2004
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
From Alexander, the grammarian, to refrain from fault-finding, and not in a reproachful way to chide those who uttered any barbarous or solecistic or strangesounding expression; but dexterously to introduce the very expression which ought to ...
Marcus Aurelius, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLECISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term solecistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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RBA risks inflating housing bubble if it cuts interest rates, say experts
collapsed; expanded; unthreaded. Loading comments… Trouble loading? solecistic ... heavyrail solecistic. 2 Feb 2015 15: ... Pick. Report. DoomGlitter solecistic. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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Double detention this time for 'female alumni'
... hour's detention for Latin revision or spelling to guard against repetition of the solecistic “female alumni” in a report (October 25) about recruiting alumnae back ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
3
Band Aid 30 introduces a whole new world of dread and fear
Maybe they hate its treacly sentiments and solecistic grammar. Unless, of course, the line means being touched by Harry Styles: everybody wants to be touched ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
It was something congenital, even solecistic. Established court composers and conductors sat with him to play at improvisation. The musical experts would give ... «Swans, Mar 14»
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In Search of Mozart's Genius
Here's another example of Mozart's solecistic proclivity: "That opera (Don Giovanni) is divine," said Emperor Joseph II, "it may even be more beautiful than Figaro ... «Swans, Jan 14»
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Road testing the radar detecting kings: Valentine One vs. Escort …
I'm no expert, but from what I've read, according to the IIHS and several other well-regarded organizations, the primary cause of collisions (solecistic “accidents”) ... «ExtremeTech, Jan 14»
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The Meat Piracy's Rat Gourmet!
... for a second, thought that my meat articles, published by Swans in the last two months, were some solecistic and incongruous diatribes, or an overreaction. «Swans, May 13»
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Booth babe ban: we must support EG Expo's initiative
As with the rest of society, the games trade, however slowly, has become acutely aware that using sex to sell in this way is, to say the least, solecistic. «VG247, Oct 12»
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Artist Unbound: Francesca Woodman at SFMOMA
There is the suggestion of psychological chaos in the solecistic, seemingly reckless, placement of her body in the decrepit spaces she favored, but aesthetically, ... «Huffington Post, Jan 12»
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Howard Jacobson: There's much to be said for the old ways of …
But it didn't augur well for the all-round educatedness of the enterprise that Phil Beadle began each episode with the same aggressively solecistic piece to ... «Independent, Aug 08»
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