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What is the
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Definition of Retronyms
English Grammar Definition
A term for a word, term, or phrase which has been
recently created when the original name has come to
be used for something else or is no longer unique
Example: Hockey now called
Field hockey to distinguish bettween ice hockey and
roller hockey
Meaning and
Definition
Examples of
Retronyms
Additional
examples of famous Retronyms are as follows:
World War I was originally called "The Great
War"
Finfish used to distinguish true fish from
shellfish.
Paper copy, hard copy with advent of computer
documents
What is the
Origin of Retronyms?
What is the origin of the word? The word was coined by Frank
Mankiewicz in 1980.
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