Oldspeak

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Standard English, not newspeak uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of oldspeak. alt-of, uncountable, usually
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Standard English.

    "Newspeak words are divided into three classes, A for words denoting functional concepts of everyday life like eating, and sleeping, preserving many Oldspeak words."

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"Newspeak words are divided into three classes, A for words denoting functional concepts of everyday life like eating, and sleeping, preserving many Oldspeak words."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Oldspeak, a word coined by George Orwell. Equivalent to old + speak.

Etymology 2

From old + speak, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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