LOANBLEND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loanblend mean? 

• LOANBLEND (noun)
  The noun LOANBLEND has 1 sense:

1. a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., 'monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

  Familiarity information: LOANBLEND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOANBLEND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., 'monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

hybrid; loan-blend; loanblend

Hypernyms ("loanblend" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

Domain category:

Latin (any dialect of the language of ancient Rome)

Domain region:

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)