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pseudo-borrowing

pseudo-borrowing noun: synonym of pseudo-loan.

Noun

pseudo-borrowing (countable and uncountable, plural pseudo-borrowings)

  1. Synonym of pseudo-loan.
    Synonyms:
    pseudo-loan

Synonyms of pseudo-borrowing

Forms of pseudo-borrowing

pluralpseudo-borrowings

Origin of pseudo-borrowing

From pseudo- + borrowing.

Questions about pseudo-borrowing

What does pseudo-borrowing mean?
Pseudo-borrowing means synonym of pseudo-loan.
What part of speech is pseudo-borrowing?
Pseudo-borrowing is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudo-borrowing?
The plural of pseudo-borrowing is pseudo-borrowings.

Words near pseudo-borrowing in the dictionary

  1. pseudo-argument
  2. Pseudo-Aristotle
  3. pseudo-atheism
  4. pseudo-autobiographical
  5. pseudo-autobiography
  6. pseudo-borrowing
  7. pseudo-borrowings
  8. pseudo-cereal
  9. pseudo-cereals
  10. pseudo-Chinese
  11. pseudo-chromesthesia

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