Retronym

What is Retronym?

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Describes a word re-created to differentiate the original from newer incarnations of the same. Often preceded by "Analog", "Acoustic" or "Conventional".

snail mail, analog watch, rotary-dial telephone, or in America, "Ice Hockey".
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