Calque formation Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Definitions

Noun

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

"`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"

calque calque formation loan translation

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

saying

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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