Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semantic loan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: se-man-tic loan
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.

Inflected Forms

semantic loans (plural)

Phrases

loan meaning loan translation

Frequently Paired Words

loan meaning calque loan translation loanword

Synonyms

semantic calque

Questions

What does semantic loan mean?: A process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.

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