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- noun Plural form of
retronym .
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Examples
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The use of the word yam to refer to the orange one is at least as interesting an illustration of linguistic change as the retronyms you cite.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Some of my ink readers a phrase now necessary to separate them from those who read this column on-line have latched onto the semantic field day marked by retronyms as the best quick linguistic evidence of change in our culture.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Some of my ink readers a phrase now necessary to separate them from those who read this column on-line have latched onto the semantic field day marked by retronyms as the best quick linguistic evidence of change in our culture.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Some of my ink readers a phrase now necessary to separate them from those who read this column on-line have latched onto the semantic field day marked by retronyms as the best quick linguistic evidence of change in our culture.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The use of the word yam to refer to the orange one is at least as interesting an illustration of linguistic change as the retronyms you cite.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The use of the word yam to refer to the orange one is at least as interesting an illustration of linguistic change as the retronyms you cite.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Some of my ink readers a phrase now necessary to separate them from those who read this column on-line have latched onto the semantic field day marked by retronyms as the best quick linguistic evidence of change in our culture.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The use of the word yam to refer to the orange one is at least as interesting an illustration of linguistic change as the retronyms you cite.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Red Sea rig reflexive pronouns regret religion-based remora remorse repentance report back reprehensible restaurant industry retronyms revelation ripped rip-tootin’/rip-roaring rootin’, tootin’ cowboys rule of thumb rush to judgment
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Red Sea rig reflexive pronouns regret religion-based remora remorse repentance report back reprehensible restaurant industry retronyms revelation ripped rip-tootin’/rip-roaring rootin’, tootin’ cowboys rule of thumb rush to judgment
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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