Protologism Definition

noun

(chiefly Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common; a recently created term possibly in narrow use but not yet acknowledged.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Protologism

Noun

Singular:
protologism
Plural:
protologisms

Origin of Protologism

  • Coined by Mikhail Epstein from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prōtos, “first”) + λόγος (logos, “word”), by analogy with prototype and neologism.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

MSMISM

Unscrambles

protologism

Words Starting With P and Ending With M

Starts With P & Ends With MStarts With PR & Ends With MStarts With P & Ends With SM

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With P11 Letter Words Ending With M