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NEOLOGY

Dictionary entry overview: What does neology mean?

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

1. a newly invented word or phrase
2. the act of inventing a word or phrase

Familiarity information: NEOLOGY used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NEOLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A newly invented word or phrase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

neologism; neology; coinage

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

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

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

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

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The act of inventing a word or phrase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

neologism; neology; coinage

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

invention (the act of inventing)

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