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Le néologisme
This is a newly coined word or expression. In France, the DGLFLF works to suggest French equivalents for foreign technical terms.
Examples in context
Le mot courriel est un néologisme réussi.
The word 'courriel' is a successful neologism.
L'écrivain a inventé un néologisme poétique.
The writer invented a poetic neologism.
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