loanshift

noun · verbB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

loanshifts

1.
(countable, uncountable)The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A word whose meaning has changed in this way.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

loanshifts

V_ing/Gerund

loanshifting

V_ed/pp

loanshifted

1.
To change a word in this way.

Nguồn gốc từ

From loan + shift.