"neonymy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: neo- + -onymy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|neo|onymy}} neo- + -onymy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} neonymy (uncountable)
  1. The coining of new terms. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-neonymy-en-noun-oiNOUj5o Categories (other): English terms prefixed with neo-, English terms suffixed with -onymy Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with neo-: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onymy: 45 55
  2. The process of giving a new name to an established concept; renaming. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-neonymy-en-noun-KASLaJO7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -onymy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onymy: 45 55

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