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oldspeak¹

Where it comes from

From Oldspeak, coined by George Orwell in 1949. Equivalent to old + speak.

noun oldspeaks

  1. uncountable, usually Standard English, not newspeak

Oldspeak²

Where it comes from

From old + speak, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Standard English. Newspeak words are divided into three classes, A for words denoting functional concepts of everyday life like eating, and sleeping, preserving many Oldspeak words.

    Similar: Standard English

noun Oldspeaks

  1. uncountable, usually Alternative letter-case form of oldspeak

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"oldspeak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oldspeak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

oldspeak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oldspeak

Chicago

"oldspeak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oldspeak.

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@misc{oldspeak_2026,
  title = {oldspeak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oldspeak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}