neologism
neologism
Definition
ne·olo·gism (nē äl′ə jiz′əm)
ne·ol′·o·gist noun
ne·ol′o·gis′·tic adjective or ne·ol′o·gis′·ti·cal
neologism
Synonyms
neologism
n.
neologism
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- coin: I assume this is more of a problem with regard to artificially coined neologisms than with words from the spoken language.
- create: He also joined words together to create neologisms - see Buffalo Bill's below.
- use: Harry's tone - his default tone, to use a neologism - was of wistful remembrance for the hills he loved.
- include: The 2005 revision includes neologisms such as chugger, podcast, spendy and chav.
Browse dictionary entries near neologism
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- Neogaea
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- neocortex
- neoconservative
- neocon
- neologize
- neology
- neomycin
- neon
- neon lamp
- neon lamp (or tube)
- neon tetra
- neonate
- neonatology
- neophyte
