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semi-calques

semi-calques is the plural of semi-calque.

Meaning of semi-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

Questions about semi-calques

What is semi-calques the plural of?
Semi-calques is the plural of semi-calque.

Words near semi-calques in the dictionary

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

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