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Definitions
a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
Word origin
From retro- + -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz and popularized by William Safire.
Used in a sentence
“You can get a good sense of the pace of change over the past century just by looking at the retronyms we've accumulated. New technologies have forced us to come up with terms like steam locomotive, silent movie […]”
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