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Coining it: Nostalgia / Nostralgia

M¿s guide to our ever-changing language.

M's guide to our ever-changing language.

 

OLD WORD: Nostalgia

Since the start of the 20th century, a sentimental longing for the past

 

NEW WORD: Nostralgia

Nostalgia brought on by a familiar smell

Published: November 4, 2010 04:00 AM

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