MISPLACEMENT

malposition, misplacement

(noun) faulty position

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

misplacement (countable and uncountable, plural misplacements)

Bad placement.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*place"ment, n.

Definition: The act of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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