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Definition of Eggcorn
1. Noun. (linguistics) An idiosyncratic but semantically motivated substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound identical, or nearly so, at least in the dialect the speaker uses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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1. Noun. (linguistics) An idiosyncratic but semantically motivated substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound identical, or nearly so, at least in the dialect the speaker uses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com