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acronym

a word formed from the initial letters of a name or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words

affix

“space”a word element, such as prefix or suffix, that is attached to a base, stem, or root.

coinage

the invention of new words

colloquial

Used in or suitable to spoken language or to writing that imitates speech; conversational

malapropism

The use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but humorously wrong in the context. Exp: polo bear

onomatopoeia

The formation or use of a word that imitates or resembles what it stands for.

palindrome

A word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same way backward or forward.

portmanteau

portmanteau word

A word formed by merging the sounds and meaning of two different words; blend. Exp: "slithy' "jabberwocky"

simile

A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as.

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Spoonerism

An accidental but humorous distortion of words in a phrase formed by interchanging the initial sounds. Exp: "The sons of soil" instead of "The sons of toil