Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Innovation; specifically, the introduction of new words or phrases into a language; neologism.
- noun A word or phrase so introduced; a neologism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase.
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- noun An innovation or novelty; a
neoteric word or phrase.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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nakedmardou commented on the word neoterism
A handy alternative to neologism.
May 21, 2009