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56164167Archaisman old word or phrase no longer in general spoken or written use.0
833781809NeologismA new word, expression, or usage1
177217646CoinageA word or phrase that is made, invented or fabricated2
244046601CollocationTwo or more words that co-occur in a language frequently3
344271218BorrowingThe introduction of a word from one language to another4
132950649Anglicised loan wordA borrowed word that has altered in its pronunciation or meaning5
514326166Non-anglicised loan wordA borrowed word whose form has not altered6
194677030EponymA person for whom something is or is thought to be named.7
629655354AcronymA lexcalised word made up form the initial letters of a phrase (sounded as a word)8
266593215InitialismA word formed from the initial letter of each of the successive words that is not pronounced as a word, but by each letter9
612161813ClippingA new word produced by shortening an existing one10
681864101AffixationThe addition of bound morphemes to an existing word11
950302390PrefixingTo attach a bound morpheme at the head of an already existing word as in 'reboot, decryption, hyperlink, unfriend'12
847102767SuffixingCreating a new word by attaching a bound morpheme to the foot of an already existing word as in 'hacker'13
274516250ConversionA word changes its word class without adding a suffix14
869932978CompoundThe combining of separate words to create a new word, sometimes using a hyphen15
435336952BlendTwo words fusing to make a new one16
955162535AmeliorationA word taking on a more positive meaning, gaining status17
478693527PejorationA word taking on a more negative meaning, losing status18
339291755BroadeningA word acquiring additional, new meanings19
628061728MetaphorNon-literal word usage20
628061729EuphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant21
787205891IdiomA common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.22
799436894Vowel omissionpls, ppl23
293357316Homophonic representation2L8, M8, qt24
166545509Phonetic spellingU, R, cos25

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