Meanings
nounlearned borrowing (plural learned borrowings)
plural learned borrowings · alternative learnèd borrowing
- human sciencesA word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another purposely instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a classical language.
Synonyms: learned loanword, learned loan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another purposely instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a classical language.
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Arabic اقْتِرَاضٌ غَيْرُ عَفْوِيٍّ
- اقْتِرَاضٌ غَيْرُ عَفْوِيٍّword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Catalan cultisme
- cultismeword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Chinese Mandarin 舊詞今用 /旧词今用, 借詞 /借词
- 舊詞今用 /旧词今用 (jiùcíjīnyòng)word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
- 借詞 /借词 (jiècí)word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Danish klassisk låneord
- klassisk låneordword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Dutch geleerde ontlening
- geleerde ontleningword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Finnish sivistyssana
- sivistyssanaword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
French emprunt savant
- emprunt savantword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
German gelehrte Entlehnung
- gelehrte Entlehnungword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Greek λόγιο δάνειο
- λόγιο δάνειο (lógio dáneio)word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Hindi तत्सम
- तत्सम (tatsam)word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Italian voce dotta, voce colta
- voce dottaword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
- voce coltaword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
- recupero dottoword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
- cultismoword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Polish zapożyczenie sztuczne
- zapożyczenie sztuczneword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Portuguese cultismo
- cultismoword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Romanian împrumut cult
- împrumut cultword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Spanish cultismo
- cultismoword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
Welsh benthyciad dysgedig
- benthyciad dysgedigword borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
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learned borrowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learned%20borrowing
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“learned borrowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learned%20borrowing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “learned borrowing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learned%20borrowing.
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