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1. (n.) loan translation
a compound word or expression formed by translation of each of the elements of a compound from another language, as gospel (Old English gōdspell) from Greek euangélion“good news”.
2. loan translation
the process whereby such a compound is formed.
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1. (noun) calque, calque formation, loan translation
an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
"`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
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