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English Dictionary: neology by the DICT Development Group
2 results for neology
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neology
n
  1. a newly invented word or phrase [syn: neologism, neology, coinage]
  2. the act of inventing a word or phrase
    Synonym(s): neologism, neology, coinage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neology \Ne*ol"o*gy\, n. [Neo- + -logy: cf. F. n[82]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.
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