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Meaning of Hobson-Jobsonism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses.

countable

Examples

“One final set⟳ of terms of interest⟳ are Hobson-Jobsonisms, that is, loanwords that have⟳ undergone phonetic assimilation through what is described as ‘striving after meaning’, a term introduced by Yule.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Hobson's Hobson's choice Hobsonville hobthrush Hoby Hoby with Rotherby

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