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semantic calques

semantic calques is the plural of semantic calque.

Meaning of semantic calque

Noun

semantic calque (plural semantic calques)

  1. Synonym of semantic loan.
    Synonyms:
    semantic loan

Questions about semantic calques

What is semantic calques the plural of?
Semantic calques is the plural of semantic calque.

Words near semantic calques in the dictionary

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

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