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loan word

loan word is the alternative spelling of loanword.

Meaning of loanword

Noun

loanword (plural loanwords)

  1. A word directly taken into one language from another one.
    • "Calque" is a loanword with French origins, and "loanword" is a calque with German origins.
    Synonyms:
    borrowing, foreign word, gainword

Forms of loan word

pluralloan words

Questions about loan word

What is loan word the alternative spelling of?
Loan word is the alternative spelling of loanword.

Words near loan word in the dictionary

  1. loan sharks
  2. loan term
  3. loan terms
  4. loan translation
  5. loan translations
  6. loan word
  7. loan words
  8. loan-back
  9. loan-backs
  10. loan-blend
  11. loan-blends

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