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| ret·ro·nym [ réttrō nìm ] (plural ret·ro·nyms) |
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U.S. word distinguishing class of meaning: a term that distinguishes a subclass from members of a superclass, e.g. "snail mail" is a retronym coined by those for whom "mail" is likely to mean "e-mail"
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