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noun
A compound word or expression serving to reflect a concept otherwise denoted by a loan word or an other term of formally imported elements not necessarily without using such elements but without any elements corresponding to that term perceived as imported.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: loan coinage, loan formation
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see loan, creation (the disbursement of credits etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From loan + creation.
Across languages
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