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Evolving Language

Lesson 1 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
acronym a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series. PAC=political action committee
affix noun: prefix or a suffix
affix verb: to attach a part to the beginning or end of a word; to attach something
coinage the invention of new words; an invented word or phrase;
coinage the making of metal coins; metal currency
colloquial typical of informal language; conversational
diminutive noun: a suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection or contempt
diminutive noun: a nickname indicating affection or familiarity
diminutive adjective: extremely small; tiny
metonymy a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word
oxymoron an expression that contains contradictory terms Example: jumbo shrimp
palindrome a word or expression that is spelled the same backward and forward
portmanteau word a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words. Example`combine "channel" and "tunnel" to form "chunnel"
spoonerism an often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words. EXAMPLE: "Lack of pies" is a spoonerism for "pack of lies"
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