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false loan

false loan noun: a pseudo-loan.

Noun

false loan (plural false loans)

  1. A pseudo-loan.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, loan.

Forms of false loan

pluralfalse loans

Questions about false loan

What does false loan mean?
False loan means a pseudo-loan.
What part of speech is false loan?
False loan is a noun.
What is the plural of false loan?
The plural of false loan is false loans.

Words near false loan in the dictionary

  1. false killer whales
  2. false light
  3. false lights
  4. false lilies of the valley
  5. false lily of the valley
  6. false loan
  7. false loans
  8. false loose smut
  9. false mallow
  10. false mallows
  11. false map turtle

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