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neonym

neonym noun: a new word or name; a neologism.

Noun

neonym (plural neonyms)

  1. A new word or name; a neologism.

Forms of neonym

pluralneonyms

Origin of neonym

From neo- + -onym.

Questions about neonym

What does neonym mean?
Neonym means a new word or name; a neologism.
What part of speech is neonym?
Neonym is a noun.
What is the plural of neonym?
The plural of neonym is neonyms.

Words near neonym in the dictionary

  1. neontological
  2. neontologist
  3. neontologists
  4. neontology
  5. neony
  6. neonym
  7. neonyms
  8. neonymy
  9. neoodorobioside
  10. neoorthodox
  11. Neoorthodoxy

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