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- [mis-loh-keyt, mis-loh-keyt]
- /mɪsˈloʊ keɪt, ˌmɪs loʊˈkeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis-loh-keyt, mis-loh-keyt]
- /mɪsˈloʊ keɪt, ˌmɪs loʊˈkeɪt/
Definitions of mislocation word
- verb with object mislocation to misplace. 1
- verb with object mislocation to specify a wrong location for: to mislocate the source of the Nile. 1
- noun mislocation the act of assigning an incorrect location or position 0
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Origin of mislocation
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; mis-1 + locate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mislocation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mislocation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mislocation usage trend in Literature
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verb with object mislocation
- location — memory location
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