Etymology

bisociation

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Today it means: A blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated patterns of thought into a new pattern. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of bi- + association; coined by Hungarian-British author Arthur Koestler in his 1964 book The Act of Creation.

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