Meanings
nounneosemanticism (plural neosemanticisms)
plural neosemanticisms
- The assignment of a new meaning to an existing word
Origin
Translations
Italian neosemia
- neosemiaassignment of a new meaning
Polish neosemantyzm
- neosemantyzma new meaning assigned to an existing word
Russian неосемантизм, семантический неологизм
- неосемантизм (neosemantizm)a new meaning assigned to an existing word
- семантический неологизм (semantičeskij neologizm)a new meaning assigned to an existing word
- неосемия (neosemija)assignment of a new meaning
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APA
neosemanticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosemanticism
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“neosemanticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosemanticism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neosemanticism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosemanticism.
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