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Definition of Calque
1. Noun. An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language. "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
Definition of Calque
1. v. t. See 2d Calk,
Definition of Calque
1. Noun. A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calque
1. to model a word's meaning upon that of an analogous word in another language [v CALQUED, CALQUING, CALQUES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calque
Literary usage of Calque
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1890)
"C'était un calque d'une carte conservée au dépôt des cartes et plans du ministère
de la ... La carte a disparu, mais on peut encore étudier le calque, ..."
2. Dictionnaire Des Sciences Philosophiques by Adolphe Franck (1845)
"S'il est vrai que les langues ne soient que le calque de la pensée, il nous
suffira, pour poser les fondements de la Grammaire générale, ..."
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