ita: retronimo

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has URIhttp://lexvo.org/id/term/ita/retronimo
Meaning
means(noun) a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate; "Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"
retronym

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Word: (case sensitive)
Language: (ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)


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