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loanshift

noun

Definition of loanshift

: a change in the meaning of a word under the influence of another language (as when a word meaning “pedal extremity” acquires also the meaning “12-inch unit of length” under the influence of English “foot”) also : a word that has undergone such a change in meaning : calque sense 1

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