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neosemanticism

neosemanticism noun: the assignment of a new meaning to an existing word.

Noun

neosemanticism (plural neosemanticisms)

  1. The assignment of a new meaning to an existing word
  2. A new meaning attributed to an existing word

Forms of neosemanticism

pluralneosemanticisms

Origin of neosemanticism

From neo- + semantic + -ism.

Questions about neosemanticism

What does neosemanticism mean?
Neosemanticism means the assignment of a new meaning to an existing word.
What part of speech is neosemanticism?
Neosemanticism is a noun.
What is the plural of neosemanticism?
The plural of neosemanticism is neosemanticisms.

Words near neosemanticism in the dictionary

  1. neoscopelid
  2. neoscopelids
  3. neoselachian
  4. neoselachians
  5. neoselacian
  6. neosemanticism
  7. neosemanticisms
  8. neosexualities
  9. neosexuality
  10. neoshaman
  11. neoshamanic

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