semantic shift

English

Noun

semantic shift (plural semantic shifts)

(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a word over time.
Synonyms: semantic drift, semantic change, semantic progression

Translations

linguistics

Dutch: betekenisverandering
Finnish: merkityksenmuutos
French: glissement sémantique (fr)
German: Bedeutungswandel (de) m
Italian: mutamento semantico-lessicale m
Polish: dryf semantyczny m
Russian: семанти́ческий сдвиг m (semantíčeskij sdvig)
Spanish: cambio léxico-semántico m

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