neologism

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See also Wiktionary:Neologisms and Category:Neologisms

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Antonyms 1.2.4 Derived terms 1.2.5 Related terms 1.2.6 Translations 1.2.7 References 1.2.8 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French néologisme, from Ancient Greek νέο- (neo-), “‘new’”) + λόγος (logos), “‘word’”)

[edit] Noun

neologism (countable and uncountable; plural neologisms)

1. (linguistics) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
2. (linguistics) (uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
3. (linguistics) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.

[edit] Usage notes

For a word to be no longer considered new, it needs to be understood by a significant portion of the population as having always been a valid word. For that to occur the word must have been in common use for approximately one generation — fifteen to twenty years — but there is no universally accepted measure.

[edit] Synonyms

• coinage

[edit] Antonyms

• paleologism

[edit] Derived terms

• diffused neologism
• stable neologism

[edit] Related terms

• protologism
• vogue words

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style. Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 21 June 2006
• The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

[edit] External links

• Neologisms in Journalistic Text