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twice-borrowed

twice-borrowed adjective: terms in one language that were borrowed from a second language that originally borrowed the term from the first language.

Adjective

twice-borrowed (not comparable)

  1. Terms in one language that were borrowed from a second language that originally borrowed the term from the first language.

Questions about twice-borrowed

What does twice-borrowed mean?
Twice-borrowed means terms in one language that were borrowed from a second language that originally borrowed the term from the first language.
What part of speech is twice-borrowed?
Twice-borrowed is an adjective.

Words near twice-borrowed in the dictionary

  1. Twice Brewed
  2. twice removed
  3. twice twice
  4. twice-baked bread
  5. twice-baked breads
  6. twice-borrowed
  7. twice-exceptional
  8. twice-exceptionalities
  9. twice-exceptionality
  10. twice-laid
  11. twice-stabbed stink bug

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