protologism

English

/pɹəʊˈtɒləˌdʒɪzm/

noun
Definitions
  • (neologism) A newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common; a recently created term possibly in narrow use but not yet acknowledged.

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (first, earliest) + Ancient Greek λόγος (word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λόγος

Gloss

word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning

Concept
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Speech and language

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Person/Thing

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