NEOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neology mean? 

• NEOLOGY (noun)
  The noun NEOLOGY has 2 senses:

1. a newly invented word or phrase

2. the act of inventing a word or phrase

  Familiarity information: NEOLOGY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEOLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A newly invented word or phrase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

coinage; neologism; neology

Hypernyms ("neology" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neology"):

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of inventing a word or phrase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

coinage; neologism; neology

Hypernyms ("neology" is a kind of...):

invention (the act of inventing)