DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
folk etymology
/foʊk_,ɛtə'mɑlədʒi/ · foʊkɛtəmɑlədʒi
Folk etymology has 5 syllables: folk et · y · mol · o · gy.
folk et
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y
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mol
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o
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gy
05
noun. A popular but erroneous etymology.
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