单词 | retronyms |
释义 | retronym /retˈrə-nim/nounA new word or term coined to refer to a concept for which a word already exists, and used to distinguish it from a newer concept, eg snail mail (coined after the development of electronic mail) ORIGIN: retro- and Gr onyma, onoma name |
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