CALQUE

/kælk/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 20

Definition

  1. noun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language. — synonyms: calque_formation, loan_translation

Examples

  • “The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide".”

Anagrams of CALQUE

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