word coinage
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Word coinage is the creation of a new word or expression.
When someone coins a word, they invent it, often to name a new concept, technology, or phenomenon that existing vocabulary doesn't adequately capture.
Shakespeare is credited with numerous coinages, as are scientists and tech entrepreneurs.
The term references the minting of currency—just as governments create new money, individuals can mint new words and put them into circulation.
- reduplicationMorphological doubling process
- neologismNewly created expression
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- acronymsWords made from initials
- slang termInformal vocabulary designation
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