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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements; a partial calque.
2. 2
   a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., ‘monolingual’ has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hybridloan blendloan-blendpartial calquesemi-calque

Etymology

From loan + blend.

Related phrases

compound word

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