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Definition of loan translation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

loan translation

noun

/ˈləʊn trænzleɪʃn/

/ˈləʊn trænzleɪʃn/

(also calque)

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a word or expression in a language that is a translation of a word or expression in another languageTopics Languagec2

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