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partial false friends

partial false friends is the plural of partial false friend.

Meaning of partial false friend

Noun

partial false friend (plural partial false friends)

  1. (uncommon) A word in a language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language, and at least one meaning in common, but not all.

Questions about partial false friends

What is partial false friends the plural of?
Partial false friends is the plural of partial false friend.

Words near partial false friends in the dictionary

  1. partial discharge extinction voltage
  2. partial discharge inception voltage
  3. partial equilibrium
  4. partial evaluation
  5. partial false friend
  6. partial false friends
  7. partial fraction
  8. partial fractions
  9. partial function
  10. partial function application
  11. partial function applications

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