How do you pronounce protologism?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəʊˈtɒləˌdʒɪzm/.

protologism

/pɹəʊˈtɒləˌdʒɪzm/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"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.""
"The biophotonics hypothesis finds support from a completely different and unexpected angle: the protologism “epi-genetics” - or the “Biology of Belief” was coined by Dr. Bruce Lipton, who has also been a pioneer in applying the principles of quantum physics to the field of cellular biology."
"The linguistic invention-animation-based lectures (ABL) as a protologism was first used by us in 2009."
"Short Cuts examines a wide range of minimalist discursive genres as varied as the bank robber note, the oath of allegiance, the sniglet, and the Facebook profile, focusing on some, mentioning others only in passing (e.g., the pickup line and the protologism), and leaving others unmentioned."
"So, in many contexts, he will just go back to the use of words predating his own neologization and pitilessly abandon a ‘protologism’ with which he’s not comfortable."
"Attendees will be encouraged to try their hand at protologism (creating new words) and become the Shake-spears ^([sic]) of Oceanside!"

Coined by Mikhail Epstein in 2003, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ism, by analogy with prototype and neologism.

protologisms (plural)

neologism