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neologism
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ne·ol·o·gism       [nee-ol-uh-jiz-uhm] 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.
[Origin: 1790–1800; < F néologisme. See neology, -ism]

—Related forms
ne·ol·o·gist, noun
ne·ol·o·gis·tic, ne·ol·o·gis·ti·cal, adjective
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ne·ol·o·gism       (nē-ŏl'ə-jĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A new word, expression, or usage.
  2. The creation or use of new words or senses.
  3. Psychology
    1. The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.
    2. A word so invented.
  4. Theology A new doctrine or a new interpretation of scripture.

ne·ol'o·gist n., ne·ol'o·gis'tic, ne·ol'o·gis'ti·cal adj.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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
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neologism

noun
1. a newly invented word or phrase 
2. the act of inventing a word or phrase 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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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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