Calqued

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of calque.
    • Word Usage
    "In fact it seems that the Arabic islām may ultimately derive from the Aramaic nuance of this root “submit”, just as other Aramaic words were borrowed or calqued into Arabic via Islam."
    Verb Form
    calqued    calques    calquing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expression    saying    locution   
    Cross Reference
    Hobson-Jobson    metaphrase    loan word   
    Variant
    calk   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    loan translation   
     
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