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loan formation

noun

Etymology

From loan + formation.

  1. derived from fōrmātiō
  2. derived from formacion
  3. inherited from formacioun
  4. compounded as loan formation — “loan + formation”

Definitions

  1. this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and…

    this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see loan, formation (in banking etc.)

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for loan formation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA