loanblend

loanblend
noun
a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
Syn: ↑loan-blend, ↑hybrid
Topics: ↑Latin
Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas
Hypernyms: ↑word

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a word some of whose constituents are native and others of foreign origin — called also hybrid

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/lohn"blend'/, n.
a compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements.
[1945-50; LOAN1 + BLEND]

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  • loanblend — loan blend n. a word that is composed of parts from different languages; e.g. monolingual has a Greek prefix and a Latin root. Syn: hybrid. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loanblend — /lohn blend /, n. a compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements. [1945 50; LOAN1 + BLEND] * * * …   Universalium

  • Ellas — noun a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil • Syn: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic • Members of this Region: ↑Actium, ↑Chaeronea, ↑Lepanto, ↑Battle of Lepanto, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Greece — noun 1. a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas • Members of this Region: ↑Actium, ↑Chaeronea, ↑Lepanto, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hellenic Republic — noun a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil • Syn: ↑Greece, ↑Ellas • Members of this Region: ↑Actium, ↑Chaeronea, ↑Lepanto, ↑Battle of Lepanto, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • loan-blend — noun a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., monolingual has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) • Syn: ↑loanblend, ↑hybrid • Topics: ↑Latin • Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic …   Useful english dictionary

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