neoterism
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Neoterism — Ne*ot er*ism, n. [Gr. ? innovation] An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neoterism — /nee ot euh riz euhm/, n. 1. an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression. 2. the use of new words, terms, or expressions. [1870 75; < Gk neoterismós an attempt to change, equiv. to neoter(ízein) to make innovations (see… … Universalium
neoterism — n. novelty; new word; introduction of new words or expressions into a language … English contemporary dictionary
neoterism — ne·ot·er·ism … English syllables
neoterism — nēˈäd.əˌrizəm noun ( s) Etymology: Greek neōterismos innovation, from neōteros + ismos ism : a newly invented word or phrase : the introduction of new expressions compare neologism … Useful english dictionary
Hereticate — He*ret i*cate, v. t. [LL. haereticatus, p. p. of haereticare.] To decide to be heresy or a heretic; to denounce as a heretic or heretical. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] And let no one be minded, on the score of my neoterism, to hereticate me. Fitzed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
innovation — I noun adaptation, alteration, breaking of precedent, change, change in method, departure, digression, divergence, diversification, exchange of obligations, invention, modernization, modification, mutare, neoterism, new device, new idea, new… … Law dictionary
arriviste — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Philistine, Young Turk, boor, bounder, bourgeois, bright young man, cad, churl, clown, comer, emigrant, epicier, fledgling, gate crasher, greenhorn, groundling, guttersnipe, hooligan, ill bred fellow,… … Moby Thesaurus
coinage — Synonyms and related words: and pence, artifact, authorship, beginning, brainchild, breakthrough, cash, child, circulating medium, coined liberty, coining, cold cash, composition, conception, concoction, contrivance, contriving, counterfeiting,… … Moby Thesaurus
comer — Synonyms and related words: Young Turk, arrival, arriviste, bright young man, entrant, fledgling, immigrant, in migrant, incomer, intruder, modern, modern generation, modern man, modernist, modernizer, neologism, neologist, neology, neonate,… … Moby Thesaurus
