Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-calque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: semi--calque
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of partial calque.

Example Sentences

"Bolton (2003:139) suggests that chopsticks might not be a semi-calque from Chinese Pidgin English but instead a wholly native English word."

Etymology

From semi- + calque.

Inflected Forms

semi-calques (plural)

Synonyms

partial calque

Questions

What does semi-calque mean?: Synonym of partial calque.
Where does semi-calque come from?: From semi- + calque.

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