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English noun: calque formation | |||
| 1. | calque formation (communication) an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language | ||
| Samples | `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'. | ||
| Synonyms | calque, loan translation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying | ||
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