Home › Words › P › prelogismprelogismprelogism · noun — A word that has more recognition than a protologism but less recognition than a neologism.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, prelogism ranks #15,007 of 43,057 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom pre- + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ism, by analogy with protologism and neologism.nounA word that has more recognition than a protologism but less recognition than a neologism.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.protologism 69% match — A newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common; a recently created term possibly in narrow use but not yet acknowledged. vs prelogism →neologism 58% match — A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase. vs prelogism →prologizer 58% match — Someone who prologizes; a sayer of a prologue. vs prelogism →prolegomenously 56% match — In a prolegomenous way; introductorily; preliminarily. vs prelogism →prolegomenous 55% match — Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon. vs prelogism →prelogic 53% match — The primitive mode of thought that preceded logical reasoning vs prelogism →phraseologism 53% match — A fixed expression within a language, regarded as a phraseological unit. vs prelogism →prolegomenon 53% match — A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work. vs prelogism →