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Meaning of loanword

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

loanword

Pronunciation:/ˈloʊnwɝd//ˈləʊn.wɜː(ɹ)d/

noun

Definitions

  1. A word directly taken into one language from another one with little or no translation.

    Example: The word exit is a loanword from Latin.