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protologisms

protologisms is the plural of protologism.

Meaning of protologism

Noun

protologism (plural protologisms)

  1. (neologism) A newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common; a recently created term possibly in narrow use but not yet acknowledged.
    • This word is so new-fangled that it hasn't yet been accepted as part of the language—which makes it not a "neologism" but a "protologism."2007 April, William Skidelsky, “Will's words”, in Prospect

Questions about protologisms

What is protologisms the plural of?
Protologisms is the plural of protologism.

Words near protologisms in the dictionary

  1. protolog
  2. protological
  3. protologically
  4. protologies
  5. protologism
  6. protologisms
  7. protologist
  8. protologistic
  9. protologists
  10. protologs
  11. protologue

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