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Record 1 2011-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

A three-time consecutive repetition of something.

OBS

For love and money, Browning will try for a "greenpeat" in the world championships later this month. After Tall in tle Saddle, may he sashay into Munich with all guns blazing.

OBS

This is really a neologism of form. The word "threepeat" is really a blending of two existing words (three + repeat). These two words have been blended into one word, so that a shorter way of saying "to repeat something three consecutive times" is formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

Spanish

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