Defenition of the word calque

• Defenition of the word calque

  • A compound word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, "word-for-word" or root-for-root translation.
  • an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

Synonyms for the word calque

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Hypernyms for the word calque

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  • locution
  • saying

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