Today's vocabulary word – Neologism

Changes in society require changes in vocabulary, and these neologisms are created to describe them. “Neologism” means “new word”, from the Greek roots “neo” (new) and “logos” (word).

Example:  “It takes several years for the Oxford English Dictionary to officially add a neologism like ‘fembot’ or ‘webmaster’ to its word list.”

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