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CALQUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calque mean?
• CALQUE (noun)
The noun CALQUE has 1 sense:
1. an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
Familiarity information: CALQUE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
calque; calque formation; loan translation
Context example:
'superman' is a calque for the German 'Ubermensch'
Hypernyms ("calque" is a kind of...):
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
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