Neoterism

//niːˈɒtəɹɪzəm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An innovation or novelty archaic
  2. 2
    a neoteric (newly coined) word or phrase.

Synonyms

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arrivistecoinagecomerfledglingmodernmodernist

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεότερος (neóteros) + -ism.

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