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Word of the Day - cacology

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cacology

Pronunciation: /kəˈkɒlədʒi/
noun
mass noun
archaic
Bad choice of words or poor pronunciation.

Origin
Late 18th century: via late Latin from Greek kakologia ‘abusive language’, from kakos ‘bad’.

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