- mumpsimuses
- n. view obdurately held even when proven wrong; one who obdurately holds an erroneous belief; an inaccurate word or spelling which has become formally absorbed into a language through frequent usage
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
mumpsimuses
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mumpsimus — /mump seuh meuhs/, n., pl. mumpsimuses for 2. 1. adherence to or persistence in an erroneous use of language, memorization, practice, belief, etc., out of habit or obstinacy (opposed to sumpsimus). 2. a person who persists in a mistaken… … Universalium
