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Definition of ghost words in English English dictionary
- plural form of ghost word
- ghost word
- A fictitious word that has been published in a dictionary, or has been listed as genuine, as the result of misinterpretation or a typographical error
- ghost word
- a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error
- ghost word
- A word that has come into a dictionary, grammar, or other scholarly work as a result of a misreading or misinterpretation, as by mistaking a typographical error for an actual word
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Turkish pronunciation
gōst wırdzPronunciation
/ˈgōst ˈwərdz/ /ˈɡoʊst ˈwɜrdz/
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