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NEOLOGISM

a new word, usage, or expression

The meaning of the word neologism is a new word, usage, or expression.

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WordMeaning
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
motea small particle : speck
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
compulsivehaving power to compel
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
incompatiblenot compatible: such as