CALQUE


Meaning of CALQUE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kalk

Function: noun

Etymology: F, literally, copy, from calquer to trace, from Italian calcare to trample, trace, from Latin, to trample ― more at CAULK

Date: 1937

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