Meanings
nounsemantic calque (plural semantic calques)
plural semantic calques
- Synonym of semantic loan.
Synonyms: semantic loan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of semantic loan.
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semantic calque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20calque
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“semantic calque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20calque. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semantic calque,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20calque.
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