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r/words • … • u/Beautiful_Solid3787

Is there a word for words that technically no longer make sense?

Don't know if this is even the right thread for this, never mind that my title is probably confusing.

Like how we call it "pencil lead" despite it not having lead in it, tin cans no longer contain tin, that kind of thing.

(And if this isn't the proper thread but someone knows where I could ask, I'd appreciate it.)

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