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cacoepy

American  
[kuh-koh-uh-pee] / kəˈkoʊ ə pi /
Rarely cacoëpy

noun

plural

cacoepies

  1. incorrect pronunciation or an instance of this; mispronunciation (orthoepy ).

cacoepy British  
/ kəˌkəʊɪˈpɪstɪk, kəˈkəʊɪpɪ /

noun

  1. bad or mistaken pronunciation

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Other Word Forms

  • cacoepist noun
  • cacoepistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cacoepy

First recorded in 1840–45; from Greek kakoépeia “faulty language,” equivalent to kakós “bad” + epe- (stem of épos “song, word”) + -ia noun suffix; caco- , -y 3

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