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neologism

🇬🇧 UK/ni:'ɒlәdʒizm/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A newly coined word or phrase, or an existing word given a new meaning.

新词,新语;新义词

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
neonew, recent
+
logword, speech, reason
+
ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=neologism

Common Collocations

  • 1.modern neologism现代新词
  • 2.recent neologism最近出现的新词
  • 3.linguistic neologism语言学新词

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The word 'selfie' is a modern neologism that gained popularity quickly.

  • 2.

    Linguists study neologisms to understand how language evolves over time.

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