neologism
IPA: niˈɑɫʌdʒɪzʌm
noun
- (linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, or an existing one which has gained a new meaning.
- (linguistics, uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
- (psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
- (theology, historical) Synonym of neology.
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Examples of "neologism" in Sentences
- I see the point of the neologism.
- The neologism argument is unsound.
- I added the neologism tag to the article.
- At the moment, we've got neologisms galore in there.
- The article is a neologism and failed the google test.
- The language of the writer includes frequent neologisms.
- The Bucaille discussion centers primarily on the neologism.
- The word 'decrepitude' is not a neologism, or at least is well formed.
- It causes the neologism to be thought of as concocted by a sockpuppetmaster.
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