NEOLOGISM meaning: Creation of new words, concepts

We found 36 dictionaries that define the word neologism:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

neologism: Merriam-Webster.com
neologism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
neologism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
neologism: Collins English Dictionary
neologism: Vocabulary.com
Neologism, neologism: Wordnik
neologism: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
neologism: Wiktionary
neologism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
neologism: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
neologism: Infoplease Dictionary
neologism: Dictionary.com
neologism: Online Etymology Dictionary
Neologism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Neologism: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
neologism: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
neologism: Rhymezone
Neologism: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
neologism: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
neologism: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
neologism: Free Dictionary
neologism: Mnemonic Dictionary
neologism: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
neologism: Dictionary/thesaurus

Art (1 matching dictionary)

NEOLOGISM: Bobs Byway OF POETIC TERMS

Business (1 matching dictionary)

neologism: Legal dictionary

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)

neologism: Netlingo
neologism: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
online medical dictionary (No longer online)
Terms in the field of Psychiatry and Neurology (No longer online)
neologism: Medical dictionary
Neologism: Brain Injury

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

neologism: Wordcraft Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  (linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, or an existing one which has gained a new meaning.
▸ noun:  (linguistics, uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
▸ noun:  (psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
▸ noun:  (theology, historical) Synonym of neology.

Opposite:

archaism

Types:

portmanteau, blend, back-formation, clipping, acronym, abbreviation, more...

Phrases:

rational neologism, Campaign for the neologism "santorum", more...

Adjectives:

own, awkward, english, century, barbarous, ugly, such, german, american, french, useful

Colors:

cerulean, chartreuse, fuchsia, vermilion, teal, mauve, periwinkle, saffron, indigo, coral

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