Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Coinage

1. coinage (noun)
2. coinages, coin
3. coinage: n. a. The invention of new words. b. An invented word or phrase. c. The process of making coins. (Vocabulary for Achievement)
4. Each year, new coinages are created, so dictionaries are frequently updated to include these new words.
5. Ginormous, a combination of gigantic and enormous , is a coinage that was added to the Merriam Webster Dictionary last year.

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