false borrowing

noun

A pseudo-loan.

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Meanings

nounfalse borrowing (countable and uncountable, plural false borrowings)

plural false borrowings

  1. countableuncountableA pseudo-loan.
  2. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, borrowing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pseudo-loan
Cite this entry
APA

false borrowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20borrowing

MLA

“false borrowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20borrowing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false borrowing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20borrowing.

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