Today's Word "neologism"
A new word or expression
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neologism \nee-OLL-uh-jiz-um\ (noun) - 1 : A new word or expression. 2 : A new use of a word or expression. 3 : The use or creation of new words or expressions. 4 : (Psychiatry) An invented, meaningless word used by a person with a psychiatric disorder. 5 : (Theology) A new view or interpretation of a scripture.
"Each elf tried to think of a new neologism to make the hail storm disappear. But they couldn't think of a ... thing. The hail storm spread, geting larger and more violent." -- Jason Earls, 'Red Zen'
The French word neologisme, from which the English is borrowed, is made up of the elements neo-, "new" + log-, "word" + -isme, -ism (all of which are derived from Greek).
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