neologism
/niˈɒlədʒɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण निऑलजिज़म
नवशब्द, नया गढ़ा हुआ शब्द
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[C] formal
a new word or expression, or a new meaning of an existing word
नवशब्द, नया गढ़ा हुआ शब्द
- 'Selfie' and 'webinar' are neologisms that entered the dictionary within a decade.
- Each generation coins its own neologisms.
- The word doomscrolling is a recent neologism.
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- The author invented a neologism to describe the new fashion.
- Many neologisms come from technology.
Synonyms new word coinage new term buzzword
Opposite archaism obsolete word
AaSpelling
ne·ol·o·gism
With -logism (not 'neologysm' or 'neoligism').
अंत में -logism ('neologysm' या 'neoligism' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Neo- means new (neonatal, Neolithic); -logism is from logos, word.
Neo- का अर्थ नया है (neonatal, Neolithic); -logism, logos, शब्द, से।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a newly coined word is a neologism; its opposite, an old word no longer in use, is an archaism; a word that imitates a sound is onomatopoeia; a word formed from the initial letters of others is an acronym.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: नया गढ़ा शब्द neologism; इसका विपरीत, प्रयोग से बाहर पुराना शब्द, archaism; ध्वनि की नकल करने वाला शब्द onomatopoeia; दूसरे शब्दों के पहले अक्षरों से बना शब्द acronym।