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kimmyb2201994
Joined: 25 Jul 2010 Posts: 2
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| the answer key to this question makes sense. however, i looked up prosthetize to see the definition, and found that it is not a word. i was familiar with "prosthelytize," which is a real word, and assumed that they were somehow related. Prosthelytize, means attempting to convert people to another opinion, especially a religion, and therefore i thought was associated with teaching. anyway, i guess i'm curious if there is actually a real definition for prosthetize, so that i can feel more comfortable with the answer. or is it just made up? |
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jeanne7524
Joined: 28 Jul 2010 Posts: 48
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Hi!
The term "prosthetize" in the passage would somehow fall into the category of neologism - a kind of invented word by an author of which the meaning mainly applies within the context of the write-up.
Most often, and especially with scholarly articles, authors resort to "creating" their own term(s) due to a lack of an appropriate word (from the already existing vocabulary reservoir) that would accurately equate their concept(s). For further explanation about neologism, you may go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism
I hope this clarifies your concern. |
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