loanshift

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loan⋅shift

[lohn-shift]

–noun Linguistics.

1.	change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.

2.	a word created by loanshift.

Origin:
1945–50; loan ¹ + shift

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