A phrase coined by Orwell, who else?
Pronunciation:
\ˈnü-ˌspēk, ˈnyü-\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often capitalized
Etymology:
Newspeak, a language “designed to diminish the range of thought,” in the novel 1984 (1949) by George Orwell
: propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings
reduced to a banner....the world is...
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