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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ne·ol·o·gism \\nē-ˈä-lə-ˌji-zəm\\ noun ETYMOLOGY French néologisme, from ne- + log- + -isme -ism DATE 1803 1. a new word, usage, or expression 2. a meaningless word coined by a psychotic • ne·ol·o·gis·tic \\-ˌä-lə-ˈjis-tik\\ adjective English Etymology 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. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 neologism neolo·gism / ni5ClEdVizEm; NAmE -5B:l- / noun (formal)a new word or expression or a new meaning of a word 新词；新语汇；新义 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ne·ol·o·gism \nēˈäləˌjizəm sometimes ˈnēəl-\ noun (-s) Etymology: French néologisme, from né- ne- + log- + -isme -ism 1. a. : a new word, usage, or expression < all neologisms begin as slang, except in those branches of terminology where … there is an established tradition of word coinage or redefinition — R.A.Hall b.1911 > b. : a usually compound word coined by a psychotic and meaningless to the hearer 2. : neology 2 |
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