different between neologism vs portmanteau

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English

Etymology

From French néologisme, from Ancient Greek ???? (néos, “new”) + ????? (lógos, “word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni???l?d??z?m/

Noun

neologism (countable and uncountable, plural neologisms)

1. (linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.

   Synonym: coinage

2. (linguistics, uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
3. (psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
4. The introduction of new doctrine, for example in theology.

Usage notes

• There is no precise moment when a word stops being "new", but 15–20 years is a common cutoff (corresponding to one generation growing up potentially familiar with the word, depending on how common it is). Acceptance of a word as valid by dictionaries or by a significant portion of the population are sometimes mentioned as additional conditions. Some neologisms become widespread and standard (such as new chemical element names), others remain rare or slangy. (Distinguish from protologisms, coinages which have not become common.)

Antonyms

• paleologism

Derived terms

• diffused neologism
• neologistic
• stable neologism

Related terms

• neologize
• neologizer
• neology

Translations

See also

• protologism
• vogue words
• Category:English neologisms

References

• The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style. Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 21 June 2006
• The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Anagrams

• mooseling

Romanian

Etymology

From French néologisme

Noun

neologism n (plural neologisme)

1. neologism

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• (travelling case): portmantua
• (schoolbag): (shortening) port, (shortening) school port

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??t?mæn.t??/
• (US) enPR: pôrtm?'nt?, pô'rtm?nt??, IPA^(key): /p???t?mænto?/, /?p???tmæn?to?/

Etymology 1

French portemanteau (“coat stand”), from porte (“carry”) + manteau (“coat”).

Noun

portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux)

1. A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
2. (Australia, dated) A schoolbag.
3. (archaic) A hook on which to hang clothing.

Translations

Etymology 2

First used by Lewis Carroll in Through The Looking Glass to describe the words he coined in Jabberwocky.

Adjective

portmanteau (not comparable)

1. (attributive, linguistics) Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.

Noun

portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux)

1. (linguistics) A portmanteau word.

   Synonyms: blend, frankenword, portmanteau word

Translations

Derived terms

• portmanteau film
• portmanteau word

Verb

portmanteau (third-person singular simple present portmanteaus, present participle portmanteauing, simple past and past participle portmanteaued)

1. To make a portmanteau word.

See also

• List of portmanteau words defined in Wiktionary
• Wikipedia article on portmanteaus (cases and words)