retronym

Letters that make retronym

o, e, n, m, r, t, y are letters that make 'retronym'

Words within retronym

re, Ron, Ro, on, retro, NY, Re, ret are words within 'retronym'


1 possible definitions for 'retronym'

Retronym as "a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate"

Under this definition, retronym is a noun and has the following properties:

retronym as a type

'retronym' can be a type of word.

Example of retronym used within this context

"Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"



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