This word is so new-fangled that it hasn't yet been accepted as part of the language—which makes it not a "neologism" but a "protologism."
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Protologism
//pɹəʊˈtɒləˌdʒɪzm//
Synonyms for "protologism" (1 found)
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Translations
14 translations across 14 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 首造詞 /首造词 noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Esperanto
1 entries- protologismo noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Finnish
1 entries- protologismi noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
French
1 entries- protologisme noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
German
1 entries- Protologismus noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Greek
1 entries- πρωτολογισμός noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Korean
1 entries- 급조어 noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Polish
1 entries- protologizm noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Portuguese
1 entries- protologismo noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Romanian
1 entries- protologism noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Russian
1 entries- протологи́зм noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- protologizam noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Spanish
1 entries- protologismo noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Swedish
1 entries- protologism noun (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The biophotonics hypothesis finds support from a completely different and unexpected angle: the protologism “epi-genetics” - or the “Biology of Belief” was coined by Dr. Bruce Lipton, who has also been a pioneer in applying the principles of quantum physics to the field of cellular biology.
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The linguistic invention-animation-based lectures (ABL) as a protologism was first used by us in 2009.
Source: wiktionary
Short Cuts examines a wide range of minimalist discursive genres as varied as the bank robber note, the oath of allegiance, the sniglet, and the Facebook profile, focusing on some, mentioning others only in passing (e.g., the pickup line and the protologism), and leaving others unmentioned.
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