sophisme

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sophisma (“fallacy, sophism”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek σόφῐσμᾰ (sóphisma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.fism/ ~ /sɔ.fizm/

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Noun

sophisme m (plural sophismes)

1. sophism

Related terms

• sophiste

Further reading

• “sophisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

sophisme (plural sophismes)

1. Alternative spelling of sophim