Meanings
nounloan formation (plural loan formations)
plural loan formations
- this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)
Origin
Translations
Finnish lainasanan muodostus
- lainasanan muodostusnot formal but conceptual loan
German Lehnbildung, Lehnformung
- Lehnbildungnot formal but conceptual loan
- Lehnformungnot formal but conceptual loan
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with loan formation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
loan formation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20formation
MLA
“loan formation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20formation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loan formation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loan%20formation.
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