Neonism

//ˈniːənɪzəm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, a neologism. countable, rare, uncountable

    "Now, it will not be denied that in the present day two great sources of the modification of our language are native slang and American neonism."

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neologism

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"Now, it will not be denied that in the present day two great sources of the modification of our language are native slang and American neonism."

Etymology

Formed irregularly from the Ancient Greek νέον (néon) (neon: neuter singular form of νέος (néos), neos, “new”) + the English -ism; compare the closely related neo- and neon, as well as the earlier synonym neologism.

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