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Noun: neology  nee'ó-lu-jee
  1. The act of inventing a word or phrase
    "The author's neology 'cyberspace' quickly entered common usage";
    - neologism, coinage
     
  2. A newly invented word or phrase
    "Her neology quickly caught on in popular culture";
    - neologism, coinage

Derived forms: neologies

Type of: invention, word

Encyclopedia: Neology