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Retronym Moderate

Retronym has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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"

2

A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique.

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