CALQUE

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NOUN
  • Definition - A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
  • Example - The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide".
  • Synonyms - calquing loan translation
VERB
  • Definition - To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.
  • Example - The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide".
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
calque 17 claque 17
5 Letter Words
equal 14 quale 14
4 Letter Words
alec 6 caul 6 clue 6 lace 6 luce 6
3 Letter Words
qua 12 ace 5 cal 5 cel 5 cue 5 ecu 5 lac 5 ale 3 eau 3 lea 3 leu 3
2 Letter Words
ae 2 al 2 el 2 la 2
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