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er·ro·ne·ous  audio  (-rn-s) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Containing or derived from error; mistaken: erroneous conclusions.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin errneus, from err, errn-, a vagabond, from errre, to err, wander; see ers- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
er·rone·ous·ly(Adverb), er·rone·ous·ness(Noun)


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