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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)
(linguistics)
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  1. a word or expression in a language that is a translation of a word or expression in another languageTopics Languagec2
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