RETRONYM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate

Example:

Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so 'analog clock' is a retronym

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("retronym" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

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