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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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emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
implyto express indirectly
igneousformed by solidification of magma