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neology


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Neology  \Ne*ol"o*gy\,  n.  [Neo-  +  -logy:  cf  F.  n['e]ologie.] 
  1.  The  introduction  of  a  new  word  or  of  words  or 
  significations,  into  a  language;  as  the  present 
  nomenclature  of  chemistry  is  a  remarkable  instance  of 
  neology. 
 
  2.  A  new  doctrine;  esp.  (Theol.),  a  doctrine  at  variance  with 
  the  received  interpretation  of  revealed  truth;  a  new 
  method  of  theological  interpretation;  rationalism. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  neology 
  n  1:  a  newly  invented  word  or  phrase  [syn:  {neologism},  {coinage}] 
  2:  the  act  of  inventing  a  word  or  phrase  [syn:  {neologism},  {coinage}] 




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