retronym
Meanings
Plural: retronyms
Noun
- a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
- "Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"
- 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, or which did not originally have a specific name.
Origin / Etymology
From retro- + -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz and popularized by William Safire.
Scrabble Score: 13
retronym is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordretronym is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
retronym is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
retronym is a valid Words With Friends word