logodaedaly
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From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + Δαίδαλος (Daídalos, “Daedalus, a skilled craftsman of Ancient Greek mythology”) + -y.
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logodaedaly (countable and uncountable, plural logodaedalies)
- (rare) Cleverness or skill in the coining of new words.
- 1826, Samuel Bailey, A Letter to a Political Economist[1]:
- In questions of philosophy or divinity, that have occupied the learned, I could bring ten instances of logodaedaly, or verbal legerdemain, which have perilously confirmed prejudices, and withstood the advancement of truth, in consequence of the neglect of verbal debate, i. e. strict discussion of terms.
- 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 23, in Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC, part 2, pages 251–252:
- He mimed and mocked me. His allusions were definitely highbrow. He was well-read. He knew French. He was versed in logodaedaly and logomancy.
- (rare) A cleverly or skilfully coined new word.
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cleverness or skill in the coining of new words
cleverly or skilfully coined new word