pseudoneologism
pseudoneologism · pseudoneologisms
A word or expression that appears to be a neologism, but is actually either not…A word or expression that appears to be a neologism, but is actually either not genuinely new or is a pseudoform derived from existing linguistic elements.
Meaning
1 sensesA word or expression that appears to be a neologism, but is actually either not genuinely new or is a pseudoform derived from existing linguistic elements.
Origin
From pseudo- + neologism.From pseudo- + neologism.
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Forms
plural: pseudoneologisms| Singular | pseudoneologism |
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