Meanings
nounsemantic borrowing (plural semantic borrowings)
plural semantic borrowings
- the hypernym for loan meanings, also known as semantic loans, and loan formations.
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semantic borrowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20borrowing
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“semantic borrowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20borrowing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semantic borrowing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20borrowing.
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