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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

semi-calque en · NOUN

Etymology

From semi- + calque.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of partial calque.
    • Bolton (2003:139) suggests that chopsticks might not be a semi-calque from Chinese Pidgin English but instead a wholly native English word. 2006 December 18, admin, “Are your chopsticks fast?”, in Endangered Languages and Cultures:

Forms

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semi-calques Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

partial calque