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Neologism

Neologism logo #10101) Addition to the dictionary 2) Back-formation 3) Barbarism 4) Caconym 5) Coinage 6) French word used in English 7) Made-up word 8) Neology 9) New concoction of some lingo 10) Newfangled expression 11) Nonce expression 12) Word
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Neologism

Neologism logo #10101) Coinage 2) Neology 3) Portmanteau
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neologism

neologism logo #10444
  1. a newly invented word or phrase
  2. the act of inventing a word or phrase

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Neologism

Neologism logo #21000 A neologism (əm; from Greek νέο- néo-, `new` and λόγος lógos, `speech, utterance`) is the name for a newly coined term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use but that has not yet been accepted into mainstream language. Neologisms are often directly attributable to a specific person, publication, period, o...
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neologism

neologism logo #21032a newly-coined word, like Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky.'
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Neologism

Neologism logo #21002• (n.) The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense. • (n.) A new word, phrase, or expression. • (n.) A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism. • (n.) A new word, phrase, or expression. • (n.) The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense. • (n.) A new doctrine; specifi...
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Neologism

Neologism logo #20437An idiosyncratic word. A jargon word, not found in any dictionary. [Compare paraphasia, where the selection is a real word, but not the right one.]
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neologism

neologism logo #20973A new word or phrase of the patient's own making often seen in schizophrenia (e.g., headshoe to mean hat), or an existing word used in a new sense; in psychiatry, such usages may have meaning only to the patient or be indicative of his condition. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Logos, word ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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neologism

neologism logo #21001(ne-ol´ә-jiz″әm) a newly coined word; in psychiatry, a word whose meaning may be known only to the patient using it; see also word salad.
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Neologism

Neologism logo #22385A made-up word that is not a part of normal, everyday vocabulary. Often Shakespeare invented new wor
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Neologism

Neologism logo #22394In psychiatry, a new word or condensed combination of several words coined by a person to express a
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Neologism

Neologism logo #22429A newly-coined word, like lewis carroll's 'jabberwocky.'
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Neologism

Neologism logo #22643A word or expression which has been newly invented but is not yet in common use, or an old word which has a new meaning. There are a few in this very dictionary listing
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Neologism

Neologism logo #20972Ne·ol'o·gism noun [ Confer French néologisme .] 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.
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neologism

neologism logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: nē-ol′ō-jizm Definitions: 1. A new word or phrase of the patient's own making often seen in schizophrenia (headshoe to mean hat), or an existing word used in a new sense; in psychiatry, such usages may have meaning only to the patient or be indicative of the patient's condition.
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Neologism

Neologism logo #20166The coining or use of new words e.g. in Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
  Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
  And the mome raths outgrabe.
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Neologism

Neologism logo #20970A novel word often invented and used in schizophrenic thought disorder.
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neologism

neologism logo #21009neologism 1. A recently coined word or phrase, or a recently extended meaning of an existing word or phrase. 2. The practice of coining new words or phrases, or of extending the meaning of existing words or phrases. 3. In medicine and psychiatry, a new word or phrase of the patient's own making often seen in schizophrenia (e.g., 'headshoe' to mean ...
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Neologism

Neologism logo #23818Neologism is new word or phrase that is not yet used regularly by most speakers and writers.
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neologism

neologism logo #20974neology noun the act of inventing a word or phrase
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neologism

neologism logo #21199a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase. · the introduction or use of new words or new senses of existing words. · a new doctrine, esp. a new interpretation of sacred writings. · 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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neologism

neologism logo #23037A new word in the vocabulary of a language. Frequently a borrowing but not necessarily so.
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neologism

neologism logo #23665[SAT terms] a newly invented word or phrase
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neologism

neologism logo #23665[Difficult words] a newly invented word or phrase
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neologism

neologism logo #23665[Obscure words] a newly invented word or phrase
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