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acronymacronym

acronym – A word acronym – A word formed from the initial formed from the initial

letters or parts of a series letters or parts of a series of words: of words: WACWAC for for

Women’s Army CorpsWomen’s Army Corps

AffixAffix

affix – affix – a.a. A word element A word element such as a prefix or suffix, such as a prefix or suffix, that is attached to a base, that is attached to a base,

stem, or root. stem, or root. b.b. Something Something that is attached, joined or that is attached, joined or

added. added. c.c. To secure to To secure to another; attach.another; attach.

coinagecoinage

coinage – coinage – a.a. The invention The invention of new words. of new words. b.b. An An

invented word or phrase. invented word or phrase. c.c. The process of making The process of making

coins.coins.

colloquial colloquial

colloquial – colloquial – a.a. Used in or Used in or suitable to spoken suitable to spoken

language or to writing language or to writing that imitates speech; that imitates speech;

conversational. conversational. b.b. Informal in style of Informal in style of

expression.expression.

diminutivediminutive

diminutive – diminutive – a.a. A suffix A suffix that indicates small size, that indicates small size,

youth, familiarity, youth, familiarity, affection or contempt. affection or contempt.

b.b. a nickname indicating a nickname indicating affection or familiarity. affection or familiarity. c.c. Extremely small; tiny. Extremely small; tiny.

metonymymetonymy

metonymy – A figure of metonymy – A figure of speech that substitutes a speech that substitutes a word with a different but word with a different but closely associated word. closely associated word.

oxymoronoxymoron

oxymoron – An oxymoron – An expression that contains expression that contains

contradictory terms. contradictory terms.

palindromepalindrome

palindrome – A word, palindrome – A word, phrase, or sentence that phrase, or sentence that

reads the same backward reads the same backward or forward. or forward. “mom” “mom”

“racecar”“racecar”

portmanteau wordportmanteau word

portmanteau word – A portmanteau word – A word formed by merging word formed by merging the sounds and meanings the sounds and meanings of two different words; of two different words;

blend.blend.

spoonerismspoonerism

spoonerism – An accidental spoonerism – An accidental but humorous distortion of but humorous distortion of words in a phrase formed words in a phrase formed

by interchanging the initial by interchanging the initial sounds: “the tons of soil” sounds: “the tons of soil”

instead of “the sons of toil”instead of “the sons of toil”

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