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Retronym

noun
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique.

Synonyms

retronymyneonymytransflectionreborrowingretreadconversionre-etymologizationreidentificationreduplicantmutated contractionlevidromeretrusion
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