Semantic Loan Definition
noun
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.
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Other Word Forms of Semantic Loan
Noun
Singular:
semantic loan
Plural:
semantic loans
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