retronym
Noun. A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique (such as ''acoustic guitar'' where ''guitar'' used to mean this but can now also refer to an electric guitar).This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.