Coining
/ˈkɔɪnɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of alternative medicine from Southeast Asia where a coin is rubbed vigorously on a patient's oiled skin. uncountable
- 2 A created word or phrase. countable
"Poetry admits of greater latitude than proſe, which with reſpect to coining, or, at leaſt, new-compounding words; yet, even here, this liberty ſhould be uſed with a ſparing hand."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of coin form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Apart from making love and reading Flaubert, nothing is more enjoyable than coining translations on Tatoeba."