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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was the word initially coined?
A
19th Century
B
20th Century
C
21st Century
D
18th Century
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Etymology. From Middle French initial or directly from its Latin etymon initiālis (“of the beginning, incipient, initial”), from initium (“a going in, entrance, beginning”), from inire (“to go in, enter upon, begin”), from in (“in”) + ire (“to go”).

Detailed explanation-2: -The first ever version of Microsoft Word-Word 1.0-was launched in October 1983 and developed by former Xerox programmers, Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie. The two were hired by Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, in 1981.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term neologism was first used in English in 1772, borrowed from French néologisme (1734). Using an existing word or phrase in a new context is also called neologism. The process of using a word in such a new context is sometimes called a semantic extension.

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