calque

calque is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: See 2d Calk, v. t. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. See 2d Calk, v. t.
2. noun. an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

   "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in calque:

claque

Common word forms

calqued, calques, calquing

Words from these letters

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