Back مركب نقلي Arabic Ретроним Bulgarian Retrònim Catalan Retronym German Retronimo Esperanto Retrónimo Spanish پسنام Persian Rétronymie French Retrónimo Galician Retronímia Hungarian
A retronym is an alternate name assigned to something that has existed for a period of time, mainly in order to differentiate it from something else that's newer and similar, yet not the same. The term is used to avoid confusion between the older and newer subjects.[1][2]
- ^ "Retronym - Definition of Retronym by Merriam-Webster". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "Retronym". Webster's Online Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
A word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate; "Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so 'analog clock' is a retronym".