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English

Etymology
retro-|retr(o)- + -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz ¹ and popularized by w:William Safire|William Safire ² in w:New York Times|The New York Times

Noun
en-noun

1. A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique (such as acoustic guitar where guitar used to mean this but can now also refer to an electric guitar).

Translations
French: rétronyme m

Derived terms
retronymic

See also
reduplicative<!--see the commented-out text above-->

Category:Retronyms|*

ru:retronym

• 2007-05-17 16:55 - AutoFormat - gender -[[rétronyme]] ''m'' +[[rétronyme]] {{m}}

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