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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ne·ol·o·gism
[nee-ol-uh-jiz-uh
m] Pronunciation Key
[nee-ol-uh-jiz-uh
m] Pronunciation Key –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, esp. 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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ne·ol·o·gism
(nē-ŏl'ə-jĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.
ne·ol'o·gist n., ne·ol'o·gis'tic, ne·ol'o·gis'ti·cal adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
neologism
neologism
"practice of innovation in language," 1800, from Fr. néologisme, from neo- + logos "word." Meaning "new word or expression" is from 1803. Neological is attested from 1754.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| neologism | |
noun | |
| 1. | a newly invented word or phrase |
| 2. | the act of inventing a word or phrase |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ne·ol'o·gis'tic or ne·ol'o·gis'ti·cal adj.
neologism ne·ol·o·gism (nē-ŏl'ə-jĭz'əm)
n.
A meaningless word used by a psychotic.
ne·ol'o·gis'tic or ne·ol'o·gis'ti·cal adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Neologism
Ne*ol"o*gism\, n. [Cf. F. n['e]ologisme.]1. The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense. --Mrs. Browning. 2. A new word, phrase, or expression. 3. A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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