Phrase guide

semantic loan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: semantic calque

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: semantic borrowing

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِقْتِرَاض مَعْنَوِيّ (iqtirāḍ maʕnawiyy) — Translations
  • Danish: betydningslån — Translations
  • Dutch: betekenisontlening — Translations
  • Finnish: merkityslaina — Translations
  • German: Bedeutungsentlehnung — Translations
  • Greek: σημασιολογικό δάνειο (simasiologikó dáneio) — Translations
  • Japanese: 意味借用 — Translations
  • Polish: kalka znaczeniowa — Translations
  • Russian: семанти́ческая ка́лька (semantíčeskaja kálʹka) — Translations