LOGODAEDALY

Etymology

Noun

logodaedaly (countable and uncountable, plural logodaedalies)

(rare) Skill or cleverness in the coining of new words

(quite rare) A skillfully or cleverly coined new word.

Source: Wiktionary


Log`o*dæd"a*ly, n. Etym: [Gr. Logos, and Dædal.]

Definition: Verbal legerdemain; a playing with words. [R.] Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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