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Malaprop, Mrs.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A character in Sheridan's "Rivals," noted for her blunders in the use of fine or learned words, as in the use of "allegory" for "alligator."

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Malaprop, Mrs.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/malaprop-mrs.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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