Inkhorn term

== Famous Quote == "My method is simple. I like to use Anglo-Saxon words with the least number of syllables." == Definition == An inkhorn term is a loanword, or a word coined from existing roots, which is deemed to be unnecessary or over-pretentious.

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Inkhorn term

== Famous Quote == "My method is simple. I like to use Anglo-Saxon words with the least number of syllables." == Definition == An inkhorn term is a loanword, or a word coined from existing roots, which is deemed to be unnecessary or over-pretentious.

Source: Wikipedia "Inkhorn term" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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