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semi-calque

semi-calque noun: synonym of partial calque.

Noun

semi-calque (plural semi-calques)

  1. Synonym of partial calque.
    • Bolton (2003:139) suggests that chopsticks might not be a semi-calque from Chinese Pidgin English but instead a wholly native English word.2006 December 18, admin, “Are your chopsticks fast?”, in Endangered Languages and Cultures
    Synonyms:
    partial calque

Synonyms of semi-calque

Forms of semi-calque

pluralsemi-calques

Origin of semi-calque

From semi- + calque.

Questions about semi-calque

What does semi-calque mean?
Semi-calque means synonym of partial calque.
What part of speech is semi-calque?
Semi-calque is a noun.
What is the plural of semi-calque?
The plural of semi-calque is semi-calques.

Words near semi-calque in the dictionary

  1. semi-bluffing
  2. semi-bluffs
  3. semi-boarding school
  4. semi-boarding schools
  5. semi-bounded
  6. semi-calque
  7. semi-calques
  8. semi-charmed
  9. semi-chub
  10. semi-chubs
  11. semi-circle

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