Coinage
It is the process of inventing a new term from a trading name or a product in the market that has become a general term for any version of that product.
It is one of the least common processes of word formation in English. Simply, it means the invention of a completely new terms.
- nylon
- vaseline
- granola
- xerox
- teflon
- kleenex
- zipper
- aspirin
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