neonism

/ˈniːənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, a neologism.

Countable; Uncountable

"Now, it will not be denied that in the present day two great sources of the modification of our language are native slang and American neonism."
"Blurb is a neonism, a modern manufactured word which appears in only the most recent dictionaries."

Formed irregularly from the Ancient Greek νέον (néon) (neon: neuter singular form of νέος (néos), neos, “new”) + the English -ism; compare the closely related neo- and neon, as well as the earlier synonym neologism.

neonisms (plural)

neo neon neologism

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How do you pronounce neonism?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈniːənɪzəm/.

What does neonism mean?

A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, a neologism.

Where does neonism come from?

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