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Retronym

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Noun

1. retronym

a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate

Example Sentences:
'Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so analog clock' is a retronym'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Retronym

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noun
a new word coined for an existing or older thing to distinguish it from something newer or more recent

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Retronym

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n.
A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development, as acoustic guitar in contrast to electric guitar or analog watch in contrast to digital watch.

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