"logodaedaly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌloʊ.ɡoʊˈdi.də.li/ [US] Audio: en-us-logodaedaly.ogg Forms: logodaedalies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + Δαίδαλος (Daídalos, “Daedalus, a skilled craftsman of Ancient Greek mythology”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|λόγος||word}} Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} logodaedaly (countable and uncountable, plural logodaedalies)
  1. (rare) Cleverness or skill in the coining of new words. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-logodaedaly-en-noun-NBzQ6mzz
  2. (rare) A cleverly or skilfully coined new word. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-logodaedaly-en-noun-0a2DG9H2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: logodædaly Related terms: logodaedalian, logodaedalist

Inflected forms

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