Which of these words or usages did Milton NOT coin ?
Correct answer: D. Blatant
- A. Space used to mean "outer space"
- B. Unaccountable
- C. Pandemonium
- D. Blatant
Explanation
Milton is credited with introducing or popularising “space” in the sense of outer space, “unaccountable,” and “Pandemonium.” “Blatant” was coined earlier by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene.
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