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单词 neologism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ne•ol•o•gism /niˈɑləˌdʒɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Linguistics a new word or phrase or an existing word used in a new sense:[countable]Some neologisms have entered the language from computers, such as the word mouse meaning "pointing device.''
See -log-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ne•ol•o•gism  (nē olə jiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsa new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
  2. Linguistics, Psychiatrythe introduction or use of new words or new senses of existing words.
  3. a new doctrine, esp. a new interpretation of sacred writings.
  4. Psychiatrya 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.
  • French néologisme. See neology, -ism
  • 1790–1800
ne•olo•gist, n. 
ne•ol′o•gistic, ne•ol′o•gisti•cal, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
neologism /nɪˈɒləˌdʒɪzəm/, neology n ( pl -gisms, -gies)
  1. a newly coined word, or a phrase or familiar word used in a new sense
  2. the practice of using or introducing neologisms
Etymology: 18th Century: via French from neo- + -logism, from Greek logos word, saying

neˈologist n
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