semantic shift
nounEtymology From semantic + shift.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A change in the meaning of a word over time.
- Hyponyms
- semantic bleaching
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
noun
Etymology From semantic + shift.
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A change in the meaning of a word over time.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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