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Neologism

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A newly coined word. Eg- laughing face emoji

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Borrowing

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Adopting linguistic features from another language. Eg- fettuccini

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Commonization

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Where names extend from a specific case to become a household word. Eg- google is to use any search engine on the internet

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Acronym

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Words formed from the initials of other words. Eg- BRB: be right back

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Compounding

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A way of forming a new word by combining two or more free morphemes. Eg- ice cream

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Shortening

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Produces abbreviated versions of longer words. Eg- loony from lunatic

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Blending

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Word formation process resulting from the fusion of two or more elements. Eg- brunch

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Collocation

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Words that routinely combine with each other. Eg- rotten eggs

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Archaism

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Word or construction no longer employed from earlier phrases of language