False Borrowing Definition

noun
A pseudo-loan .
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The construction, in a language, or pseudo-loans (compare real borrowing of loanword ).

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false ,‎ borrowing .

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Other Word Forms of False Borrowing

Noun

Singular:
false borrowing
Plural:
false borrowings

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