ghost word
noun[C]
publishingspecializeduk/ˈɡəʊst ˌwɜːd/us/ˈɡoʊst ˌwɝːd/a word in adictionaryor anotherlistof words that is not arealword and is usually there because of amistake:
(字典或词汇表中通常因为错误而出现的)幽灵字,幽灵词"Abacot" is aghostword thatarosethrough aseriesof misreadings."Abacot" 是由于一系列误读而产生的一个幽灵词。
- There arescoresofghostwords indictionaries.
- Wherever words arearrangedinlists,ghostwords mayoccasionallyappear.
- Ghost words may bemisprintsor mispronunciations.
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