RETRONYM
- term, as acoustic guitar, coined in modification of the original referent that was used alone, as guitar, to distinguish it from a later contrastive development, as electric guitar
- a term such as analog watch, film camera, or snail mail that is newly created and adopted to distinguish the original or older version, form, or example of something such as a product from other, more recent versions, forms, or examples.
- a term coined to distinguish the original referent from a later development [n RETRONYMS]
- refers to a term such as analog watch, film camera, or acoustic guitar that is created and adopted to distinguish the original or older version, form, or example of something from others that are more recent.
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