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Etymology

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но́вый (nóvyj) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ яз(ы́к) (jaz(ýk)), literally newlang; calque of English Newspeak, from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nəvɐˈjas]
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Noun

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новоя́з (novojázm inan (genitive новоя́за, uncountable)

  1. Newspeak (from George Orwell's "1984")
  2. new language (generally with pejorative connotations); new argot

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