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semantic calque

semantic calque noun: synonym of semantic loan.

Noun

semantic calque (plural semantic calques)

  1. Synonym of semantic loan.
    Synonyms:
    semantic loan

Synonyms of semantic calque

Forms of semantic calque

pluralsemantic calques

Questions about semantic calque

What does semantic calque mean?
Semantic calque means synonym of semantic loan.
What part of speech is semantic calque?
Semantic calque is a noun.
What is the plural of semantic calque?
The plural of semantic calque is semantic calques.

Words near semantic calque in the dictionary

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

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