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1870s neologisms

  • Shakespeare's late romancesWilliam Shakespeare's final plays form a distinct group known as the late romances. This category includes Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Cymbeline; The Winter's…
  • PortmanteauIn 1973, British lecturer Valerie Adams published a book titled Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation. She described words like motel as blends where…