Hobson-jobson Definition

noun

A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds and the spelling the borrowing language typically uses.

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Other Word Forms of Hobson-jobson

Noun

Singular:
hobson-jobson
Plural:
hobson-jobsons

Origin of Hobson-jobson

  • After the dictionary Hobson-Jobson.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOB

Words Ending With

NONSON

Unscrambles

hobson-jobson

Words Starting With H and Ending With N

Starts With H & Ends With NStarts With HO & Ends With NStarts With H & Ends With ON

Word Length

13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With H13 Letter Words Ending With N
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