retronym
A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has…A 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, or which did not originally have a specific name.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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, or which did not originally have a specific name.
Retronym
ретро́нимretrónim
- a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
Translations
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Origin
From retro- + -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz and popularized by William Safire.From retro- + -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz and popularized by William Safire.
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Forms
plural: retronymsWord family
4 related wordsSee also
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