NEOLOGISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neologism mean? 

• NEOLOGISM (noun)
  The noun NEOLOGISM has 2 senses:

1. a newly invented word or phrase

2. the act of inventing a word or phrase

  Familiarity information: NEOLOGISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEOLOGISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A newly invented word or phrase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

coinage; neologism; neology

Hypernyms ("neologism" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neologism"):

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of inventing a word or phrase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

coinage; neologism; neology

Hypernyms ("neologism" is a kind of...):

invention (the act of inventing)

Derivation:

neologist (a lexicographer of new words and expressions)