Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Word of the Week - Neologism

ne·ol·o·gism   (n-l-jzm)

n.
  1. A new word, expression, or usage.
  2. The creation or use of new words or senses.
  3. Psychology.
    1. The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.
    2. A word so invented.
  4. Theology. A new doctrine or a new interpretation of scripture.
Source: Dictionary.com

3 Comments:

At 7:47 PM, Carris said...

Well, you learn something new everyday!

 
At 4:07 PM, Janelle said...

Stealing my word of the week segment. You should be ashamed.

 
At 5:42 PM, Carris said...

OH paul! how shameful!:P

 

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