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semantic borrowing

semantic borrowing noun: the hypernym for loan meanings, also known as semantic loans, and loan formations.

Noun

semantic borrowing (plural semantic borrowings)

  1. the hypernym for loan meanings, also known as semantic loans, and loan formations.

Forms of semantic borrowing

pluralsemantic borrowings

Questions about semantic borrowing

What does semantic borrowing mean?
Semantic borrowing means the hypernym for loan meanings, also known as semantic loans, and loan formations.
What part of speech is semantic borrowing?
Semantic borrowing is a noun.
What is the plural of semantic borrowing?
The plural of semantic borrowing is semantic borrowings.

Words near semantic borrowing in the dictionary

  1. semantic
  2. semantic analyses
  3. semantic analysis
  4. semantic bleaching
  5. semantic bleachings
  6. semantic borrowing
  7. semantic borrowings
  8. semantic calque
  9. semantic calques
  10. semantic change
  11. semantic changes

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