What's the word for “expressing something completely unfamiliar in familiar terms”?
When a speaker is trying to express something that does not have the right representation is his language or even environment, they use something resembling an analogy or a metaphor. For example, tribes that had never seen a railroad before may call it an "iron horse" because they don't even have a concept of a railroad. Is there a better word for this figure of speech or the process itself?
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When a speaker is trying to express something that does not have the right representation is his language or even environment, they use something resembling an analogy or a metaphor. For example, tribes that had never seen a railroad before may call it an "iron horse" because they don't even have a concept of a railroad. Is there a better word for this figure of speech or the process itself?
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When a speaker is trying to express something that does not have the right representation is his language or even environment, they use something resembling an analogy or a metaphor. For example, tribes that had never seen a railroad before may call it an "iron horse" because they don't even have a concept of a railroad. Is there a better word for this figure of speech or the process itself?
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When a speaker is trying to express something that does not have the right representation is his language or even environment, they use something resembling an analogy or a metaphor. For example, tribes that had never seen a railroad before may call it an "iron horse" because they don't even have a concept of a railroad. Is there a better word for this figure of speech or the process itself?
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One term is a portmanteau word. The Oxford Dictionary has
2 A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others,
for example motel or brunch.
Example
podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of
the words iPod and broadcast
You actually asked two questions. From the title, the action is to coin a phrase.
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@remarkl you could post an answer.
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Does "neologism" fit the bill?
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One term is a portmanteau word. The Oxford Dictionary has
2 A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others,
for example motel or brunch.
Example
podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of
the words iPod and broadcast
You actually asked two questions. From the title, the action is to coin a phrase.
answered 3 hours ago
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@remarkl you could post an answer.
– Weather Vane
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One term is a portmanteau word. The Oxford Dictionary has
2 A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others,
for example motel or brunch.
Example
podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of
the words iPod and broadcast
You actually asked two questions. From the title, the action is to coin a phrase.
answered 3 hours ago
Weather VaneWeather Vane
2,347414
@remarkl you could post an answer.
– Weather Vane
3 hours ago
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One term is a portmanteau word. The Oxford Dictionary has
2 A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others,
for example motel or brunch.
Example
podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of
the words iPod and broadcast
You actually asked two questions. From the title, the action is to coin a phrase.
answered 3 hours ago
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One term is a portmanteau word. The Oxford Dictionary has
2 A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others,
for example motel or brunch.
Example
podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of
the words iPod and broadcast
You actually asked two questions. From the title, the action is to coin a phrase.
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Weather VaneWeather Vane
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@remarkl you could post an answer.
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@remarkl you could post an answer.
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@remarkl you could post an answer.
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@remarkl you could post an answer.
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Does "neologism" fit the bill?
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Does "neologism" fit the bill?
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Does "neologism" fit the bill?
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Does "neologism" fit the bill?
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