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ne·ol·o·gism N0058100 (nē-ŏl′ə-jĭz′əm, nē′ō-lō′-)n.1. A new word, expression, or usage.2. The creation or use of new words or senses.3. Psychology a. The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.b. 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.Usage Note: The traditional pronunciation of neologism is accented on the second syllable (nē-ŏl′ə-jĭz′əm). In our 2015 survey, this is the pronunciation preferred by 72 percent of the Usage Panel. A newer variant pronunciation accented on the third syllable (nē′ō-lō′jĭz′əm) is preferred by 28 percent of the Panel; however, only half of the Panel finds it acceptable. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | neologist - a lexicographer of new words and expressionslexicographer, lexicologist - a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language |
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Words related to neologistnoun a lexicographer of new words and expressionsRelated Words- lexicographer
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