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Calque

Calque Meaning & Definition
Calque Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Calque?

[n] an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

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Calque In Webster's Dictionary

\Calque\, v. t. See 2d {Calk}, v. t.

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