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neologismA new word or new meaning for an existing word. The high-tech field routinely creates neologisms, especially new meanings. Years ago, there was no doubt that a "mouse" referred only to a furry, little rodent. |
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And, by the bye, he makes an able defense of that much hooted-at neologism, by comparing it to "gay": It's a comfortable pragmatic term, designed to counter the ugly labels invented by detractors. The clearest and best-known example remains the pervasive 1970s neologism, "homophobia. In a recent work, Spivak coined the neologism geo-graphy. |
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