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RETRONYM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
Example:
Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so 'analog clock' is a retronym
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retronym" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
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