| Information | |
|---|---|
| has gloss | (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 |
| lexicalization | eng: retronym |
| subclass of | (noun) a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" word |
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: rétronyme |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: retronimo |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: retrónimo |
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