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Ghost Word

nounid 64375·updated May 18, 2026
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a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error

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Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Ghost Words
possessive
Ghost Word's
pluralpossessive
Ghost Words'

Framework definitions

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a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error

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