"In linguistics, a neologism (/niˈɒləˌdʒɪzəm/; also known as a coinage) is any
newly formed word, term, or phrase that nevertheless
has achieved popular or institutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language.
Most definitively, a word can be considered a neologism once it is published in a dictionary."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism
"Neologisms are one facet of lexical innovation, i.e., the linguistic process of new terms and meanings entering a language's lexicon.
The most precise studies into language change and word formation, in fact, identify the process of a "neological continuum":
a nonce word is any single-use term that may or may not grow in popularity;
a protologism is such a term used exclusively within a small group;
a prelogism is such a term that is gaining usage but still not mainstream
; and a neologism has become accepted or recognized by social institutions"
"Examples of words that were 20th-century neologisms include laser (1970), an acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; robot (1921) from Czech writer Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots); and agitprop (1930; a portmanteau of Russian "agitatsiya" (agitation) and "propaganda")."
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