Retronym Definition
rĕtrə-nĭm
noun
A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development, as acoustic guitar in contrast to electric guitar or analog watch in contrast to digital watch.
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Other Word Forms of Retronym
Noun
Singular:
retronym
Plural:
retronymsOrigin of Retronym
retro- +"Ž -onym; coined by Frank Mankiewicz and popularized by William Safire in The New York Times
From Wiktionary
retr(o)– –onym
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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