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Definition of Misname
1. Verb. Assign in incorrect name to. "These misnamed philanthropists"
Definition of Misname
1. v. t. To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.
Definition of Misname
1. Verb. To name incorrectly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misname
1. to call by a wrong name [v -NAMED, -NAMING, -NAMES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misname
Literary usage of Misname
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Laws of North Carolina, Arranged Under Distinct Heads, in ...by North Carolina, John Haywood by North Carolina, John Haywood (1819)
"... or shall misname the claimant or otherwise, sol such claimant shall be injured
thereby, ... misname ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"N. Oxenham, Short Studies, p. 895. misnomer (mis-no'mer), vt [< misnomer, n.]
To designate by a mistaken or unsuitable name ; misname. Richardson. [Rare. ..."
3. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1913)
"A person may misname an acquaintance without confusing his identity. He is at
least not as liable to misname his wife or his child or his occupation. ..."
4. Austin Elliot by Henry Kingsley (1863)
"... whilk they misname elk; and real elk, whilk they misname moose; and a rink at
the curling in winter time; and corn land five shilling the acre. ..."
5. Flügel-schmidt-tanger Wörterbuch der englischen und deutschen Sprache: Für by Immanuel Schmidt, Gustav Tanger (1907)
"... fall; mete, mSt, herd, redec'mer; œ, œ=e; *, 86=8; ç, qs= misname fine, fin,
... foot, nof, love, work, condole', moist, house, cow, boy. to misname', ..."
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