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| 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English | ||||||||
| 47% | 15 | Linguistic borrowing, as "earworm" from "Ohrwurm" | ||||||
noun • an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language | ||||||||
| 27% | 8 | Method of linguistic borrowing involving the literal translation of individual words | ||||||
verb • To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts. noun • Loan translation | ||||||||
Linguistic Borrowing Crossword Clue
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LOANWORD which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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LOANWORD
Updated: October 11, 2023
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