loanshift
loanshift · loanshifts
The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of…The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.
(countable, uncountable)A word whose meaning has changed in this way.
Origin
From loan + shift.From loan + shift.
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Forms
plural: loanshifts| Singular | loanshift |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.