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neologism

[ nee-ol-uh-jiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
  2. the introduction or use of new words or new senses of existing words.
  3. a new doctrine, especially a new interpretation of sacred writings.
  4. Psychiatry. a new word, often consisting of a combination of other words, that is understood only by the speaker: occurring most often in the speech of schizophrenics.


neologism

/ 藢n瑟蓹藞l蓲d蕭瑟k蓹l; n瑟藞蓲l蓹藢d蕭瑟z蓹m /

noun

  1. a newly coined word, or a phrase or familiar word used in a new sense
  2. the practice of using or introducing neologisms
  3. rare.
    a tendency towards adopting new views, esp rationalist views, in matters of religion
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 苍别藢辞濒辞藞驳颈蝉迟颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
  • 苍别藞辞濒辞驳颈蝉迟, noun
  • 苍别藢辞濒辞藞驳颈蝉迟颈肠, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍别路辞濒顎僶路驳颈蝉迟 noun
  • 苍别路辞濒顎卭路驳颈蝉顎僼颈肠 苍别路辞濒顎卭路驳颈蝉顎僼颈路肠补濒 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of neologism1

From the French word 苍茅辞濒辞驳颈蝉尘别, dating back to 1790鈥1800. See neology, -ism
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of neologism1

C18: via French from neo- + -logism, from Greek logos word, saying
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Only this weekend he said: 鈥淲e have languages coming into our country that no one can speak,鈥 a strange grasping for meaning, bordering on neologism.

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But "daddy brain" isn't really a neologism in the same way, which attests to the way that "mommy brain" can sometimes evoke a sexist stereotype of the doddering, forgetful new mother.

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At worst, it distracts from the actual work of improving lives, while alienating older and less-educated people who don鈥檛 want to spend their days keeping abreast of the latest word bans or neologisms.

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