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Definition of Neologisms
1. neologism [n] - See also: neologism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neologisms
Literary usage of Neologisms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson, Thomas Bird Mosher (1911)
"His Latinisms, his neologisms, and his conceits are derivative: his gorgeous
imagery is his own. ..."
2. The Literary Movement in France During the Nineteenth Century by Georges Pellissier (1897)
"This assertion clearly proves that the innovators rarely permitted neologisms.
The poverty of Classical language was not so much due to the insufficiency of ..."
3. The King's English by Henry Watson Fowler, Francis George Fowler (1906)
"The rest of this chapter will be devoted to more special and definite points—malaprops,
neologisms ..."
4. Manual of English Rhetoric by Andrew Dousa Hepburn (1875)
"The laws of style require that the words employed in composition shall be such
as are in use. This rule prohibits obsolete words and neologisms. ..."
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