paleonymy /ˌpeɪliˈɑnɪmi/ noun2 •The use of a preexisting word in a new context.Paleonymy stands in Takeuchi's text as a device to think such older words or concepts anew, therebv allowing them to effectively intervene in critical discourse. — 2005 •The connotations that a word carries due to its historical meaning or meanings.I use the word "humanities," as the expression "English department," with a keen sense of the value of paleonymy. — 1992 formspaleonymies
