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Noun: solecism  'só-li,si-zum
  1. A socially awkward or tactless act
    - faux pas, gaffe, slip, gaucherie
     
  2. An ungrammatical usage of words

Derived forms: solecisms

Type of: bloomer [informal], blooper [N. Amer, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], blunder, boner [N. Amer, informal], boob [Brit, informal], boo-boo [informal], botch, bungle, flub [N. Amer, informal], foul-up, goof [informal], pratfall [informal]

Encyclopedia: Solecism

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Soldiers of God
soldiership
soldiery
soldo
sold-out
sole
Solea
Solea lascaris
Solea solea
solebar
solecism
soled
Soledad
soledad pine
Soleidae
Soleirolia
Soleirolia soleirolii
soleless
solely
solemn
solemness