Meanings
nounsemantic loan (plural semantic loans)
plural semantic loans
- human sciencesA process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.
Synonyms: semantic calque
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.
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Translations
Arabic اِقْتِرَاض مَعْنَوِيّ
- اِقْتِرَاض مَعْنَوِيّ (iqtirāḍ maʕnawiyy)Translations
Danish betydningslån
- betydningslånTranslations
Dutch betekenisontlening
- betekenisontleningTranslations
Finnish merkityslaina
- merkityslainaTranslations
German Bedeutungsentlehnung
- BedeutungsentlehnungTranslations
Greek σημασιολογικό δάνειο
- σημασιολογικό δάνειο (simasiologikó dáneio)Translations
Japanese 意味借用
- 意味借用Translations
Polish kalka znaczeniowa
- kalka znaczeniowaTranslations
Russian семанти́ческая ка́лька
- семанти́ческая ка́лька (semantíčeskaja kálʹka)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
semantic loan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20loan
MLA
“semantic loan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20loan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semantic loan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20loan.
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