loan coinage

noun

A new lexeme – by native means – for an importation, that latter is any word formally containing foreign elements.

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Meanings

nounloan coinage (plural loan coinages)

plural loan coinages

  1. A new lexeme – by native means – for an importation, that latter is any word formally containing foreign elements.

Origin

From loan + coinage.

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Translations

Finnish lainasanaa vastaava uusi sana
  • lainasanaa vastaava uusi sanaNew lexeme for a foreign lexeme
German Lehnprägung
  • LehnprägungNew lexeme for a foreign lexeme
Cite this entry
APA

loan coinage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20coinage

MLA

“loan coinage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20coinage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loan coinage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20coinage.

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