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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, noun [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See {Name}.] The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary ''reforms''. --Burke.
The word ''synonym'' is fact a misnomer. --Whately.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, verb (used with an object) To misname. [R.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
misnomer
noun: an incorrect or unsuitable name
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