Translation of "retronym" into Icelandic
afturvirkt orð is the translation of "retronym" into Icelandic.
retronym
noun
grammar
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 (such as acoustic guitar where guitar used to mean this but can now also refer to an electric guitar). [..]
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afturvirkt orð
noun neuterA new coinage for an old concept
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