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MONDEGREEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
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mondegreen
noun
( 1 )
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American
British
mondegreen
[
mon
-di-green ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
a word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of another word or phrase, especially in a song or poem.
mondegreen
/ ?m?nd???riːn /
noun
a word or phrase that is misinterpreted as another word or phrase, usually with an amusing result
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
mondegreen
1
Coined by Sylvia Wright, U.S. writer, in 1954; from the line
laid him on the green,
interpreted as
Lady Mondegreen,
in a Scottish ballad
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
mondegreen
1
C20: from the Scottish ballad `The Bonny Earl of Murray', in which the line
laid him on the green
can be misheard as
Lady Mondegreen
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