🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

erroné

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛʁɔne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Erroneous/ɪˈroʊ.ni.əs/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le rapport contenait des données erronées."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Containing or characterized by error; incorrect.

    "The report was filled with erroneous data that misled the entire project."
  2. 2

    Based on or derived from an error; mistaken.

    "His erroneous assumptions led to a series of unfortunate decisions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'erroneous' originates from the Latin 'erroneus', meaning 'wandering' or 'straying', which is derived from 'errare', meaning 'to err' or 'to wander'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to denote something that is incorrect or mistaken.

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