Phrase guide

semi-learned borrowing

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A word or other linguistic form borrowed from a classical language into a later one, but partly reshaped based on later sound changes or by analogy with inherited words in the language. These words occur, for example, in the Romance and the Indo-Aryan languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: semi-learned loanword, semi-learned loan

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: halfgeleerde ontlening — Translations
  • French: emprunt demi-savant — Translations
  • German: halbgelehrte Entlehnung — Translations
  • Hindi: अर्धतत्सम (ardhatatsam) — Translations
  • Spanish: semicultismo — Translations