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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language;
- Example: "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
[syn: calque, calque formation, loan translation]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

loan translation n 1: an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'" [syn: calque, calque formation, loan translation]