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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a newly invented word or phrase;
[syn: neologism, neology, coinage]

2. the act of inventing a word or phrase;
[syn: neologism, neology, coinage]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Neology \Ne*ol"o*gy\, n. [Neo- + -logy: cf. F. n['e]ologie.] 1. The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology. [1913 Webster] 2. A new doctrine; esp. (Theol.), a doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

neology n 1: a newly invented word or phrase [syn: neologism, neology, coinage] 2: the act of inventing a word or phrase [syn: neologism, neology, coinage]