calques

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A form of calque — A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of calque
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of calque
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APA

calques. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calques

MLA

“calques.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calques. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calques,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calques.

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