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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The process of creating retronyms; coining new words for existing concepts because the meaning of the original word has broadened..
Much retronymy is driven by advances in technology.
Of special interest to terminologists is retronymy, which consists of renaming an existing concept more precisely in order to adjust to a conceptual shift, as will be illustrated below.
What they describe is the well-known phenomenon of retronymy (see, for instance, Ahmad & Collingham 1996). Whatever such consequential terminological changes are called, this understanding of 'gap' is system-related.
Use retronymy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Retronymy means The process of creating retronyms; coining new words for existing concepts because the meaning of the original word has broadened..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Much retronymy is driven by advances in technology.
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