Ghost Word

[Blaine Erickson]

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My thanks to all who have responded, both on- and off-list, to my
question about non-words that appear in dictionaries nonetheless.
 
The "winner" (for greatest number of entries) is _ghost word_: a
non-existent word created by lexicographers and appearing in their
dictionaries.
 
Other terms proferred were lexical ghost, false lemma, and abductum.
 
Thank you all again.
 
Best,
 
Blaine Erickson
erickson at hawaii.edu