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noun
A false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies
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History
Unadapted borrowing from French faux-ami, from faux (“false”) + ami (“friend”).
