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semantic shift en · NOUN

Etymology

From semantic + shift.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A change in the meaning of a word over time.

Forms

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semantic shifts Number=Plur lexicographic

Hyponyms

semantic bleaching

Synonyms

semantic drift · semantic change · semantic progression

Translations (17)

fr glissement sémantique (linguistics) · da semantisk ændring (linguistics) · pt mudança semântica (linguistics) · cs sémantický posun (linguistics) · de Bedeutungswandel (linguistics) · es cambio léxico-semántico (linguistics) · es traslación de significado (linguistics) · nl betekenisverschuiving (linguistics) · it mutamento semantico (linguistics) · pl zmiana znaczenia (linguistics) · it slittamento di significato (linguistics) · nl betekenisverandering (linguistics) · pl zmiana znaczeniowa (linguistics) · fi merkityksenmuutos (linguistics) · el σημασιολογική μεταβολή (linguistics) · cmn 語義變化 /语义变化 (linguistics) · ru изменение значения (linguistics)