Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Neologism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Innovation in language; the introduction of new words or new senses of old words.
- noun The invention or introduction of new ideas or views.
- noun Specifically, rationalistic views in theology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language.
- noun (Theol.) A new doctrine
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The study or art of
neologizing (creating new words). - noun The act of introducing a new word into a language
- noun obsolete The holding of
novel orrational religious views
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of inventing a word or phrase
- noun a newly invented word or phrase
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Examples
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And at least his success was unmistakable as to the precise literary effect he had intended, including a certain tincture of "neology" in expression -- nonnihil interdum elocutione novella parum signatum -- in the language of
Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1 Walter Pater 1866
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The aging CBS anchorwoman did a segment on “neology,” which, as she defined it, is the invention of a word, or breathing new life into an old one.
OBAMA ZOMBIES Jason Mattera 2010
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The aging CBS anchorwoman did a segment on “neology,” which, as she defined it, is the invention of a word, or breathing new life into an old one.
OBAMA ZOMBIES Jason Mattera 2010
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Bainbridge reminds us that Thomas Jefferson wrote: I am a friend to neology.
Archive 2006-11-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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News peer reputation survey, generated a spirited critique by David Giacalone on on the f/k/a blog, which is dedicated to "one-breath poetry & breathless punditry with haikuEsq," for engaging in "bad neology":
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News peer reputation survey, generated a spirited critique by David Giacalone on on the f/k/a blog, which is dedicated to "one-breath poetry & breathless punditry with haikuEsq," for engaging in "bad neology":
October 2005 2005
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Interest in coinage, or neology, is closely akin to etymology, the history of coinage and semantic development.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Interest in coinage, or neology, is closely akin to etymology, the history of coinage and semantic development.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Interest in coinage, or neology, is closely akin to etymology, the history of coinage and semantic development.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Interest in coinage, or neology, is closely akin to etymology, the history of coinage and semantic development.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
stephanieconn commented on the word neology
whaaaa? (again)
March 17, 2008