Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loan formation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: loan -for-ma-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see loan, formation (in banking etc.)

Etymology

From loan + formation.

Inflected Forms

loan formations (plural)

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does loan formation mean?: this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)
Where does loan formation come from?: From loan + formation.

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