Query: term

[Ralf-Stefan Georg]

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>Larry Trask's list of symbols and abbreviations prompts me to ask
>this question:
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>What is the term (if there is one) for a "false" word inadvertently
>created by later generations, perhaps by misreading a text?
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>Specifically, I am thinking of the Old Japanese "word" _ma_ 'horse,'
>which is a sandhi form of _uma_.  However, some dictionary editors
>seem to think it was a word, but in my opinion, _ma_ is nothing more
>than a...
 
 
Ghostword.
 
St. G.
 
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