Learned Borrowing Definition
noun
A word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another on purpose instead of through normal language contact , especially a word from classical language which is borrowed directly (rather than, for a descendant language, passed by inheritance; or for an unrelated language, borrowed through normal language contact) into a later language.
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Other Word Forms of Learned Borrowing
Noun
Singular:
learned borrowing
Plural:
learned borrowings
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