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== 🧠 Neologism Design ==
== Neologism Design ==
 
Coining new words requires discipline, not whimsy.


=== Neologism Communities ===
=== Neologism Communities ===
* Reddit neologismhelp
* Lemmy neologismhelp
* Linguistics forums


=== Principles of Sound Coinage ===
* '''Reddit''' — [https://www.reddit.com/r/NeologismsHelp/ r/NeologismsHelp]
* Morphological consistency
* '''Lemmy''' — [https://lemmy.world/c/NeologismHelp c/NeologismHelp]
* Transparent affix use
* Linguistics forums and word-creation discussion groups
* Etymological plausibility
* Phonetic elegance
* Semantic necessity


A good neologism fills a gap.
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A great neologism feels inevitable.


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== Recommended Dictionaries & Glossaries ==


== 📚 Recommended Dictionaries & Glossaries ==
=== General Dictionaries ===


MorDictionary respects tradition while refusing to be boring.
* '''Oxford English Dictionary (OED)''' — [https://www.oed.com/ oed.com]
* '''Merriam-Webster''' — [https://www.merriam-webster.com/ merriam-webster.com]
* '''Wiktionary''' — [https://www.wiktionary.org/ wiktionary.org]
* '''Wordnik''' — [https://www.wordnik.com/ wordnik.com]


=== General Dictionaries ===
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* Oxford English Dictionary
* Merriam-Webster
* Wiktionary
* Wordnik


=== Specialized & Historical ===
=== Specialized & Historical ===
* Green’s Dictionary of Slang
* Webster’s 1828
* Regional glossaries
* Field-specific glossaries (legal, nautical, theological, technical)


Each dictionary has a temperament.
* '''Green’s Dictionary of Slang''' — [https://greensdictofslang.com/ greensdictofslang.com]
Study their strengths.
* '''Webster’s 1828 Dictionary''' — [https://webstersdictionary1828.com/ webstersdictionary1828.com]
Observe their weaknesses.
* '''Phrontistery''' — [https://phrontistery.info/ phrontistery.info] — Obscure and rare vocabulary collections
Avoid their dullness.
* '''The Grandiloquent Dictionary''' — [https://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/words.pdf PDF edition] — Unusual and sesquipedalian words
* '''Oxford Reference''' — [https://www.oxfordreference.com/ oxfordreference.com] — Subject glossaries (legal, theological, technical, etc.)


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== 🏛 Collaborative Lexicography ==
== Collaborative Lexicography Philosophy ==
 
Dictionary-making is no longer confined to ivory towers.
 
It is communal.


* Wiktionary (open lexicography)
Dictionary-making is no longer confined to ivory towers, but maybe we should try to minimize the slop a smidge. I mean, I love [https://www.urbandictionary.com/ Urban Dictionary], but sometimes it’s a bit much.
* Community glossaries
* Language preservation projects
* Personal lexicographic blogs


MorDictionary encourages participation, experimentation, and preservation.
Let’s have fun, but let’s try to make a functional dictionary at the same time.


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== 📜 Philosophy ==
== Philosophy ==


We oppose boring dictionaries.
We oppose boring dictionaries.
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