Definition of Calques

1. Noun. (plural of calque) ¹

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Definition of Calques

1. calque [v] - See also: calque

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calques

calpactin
calpain
calpains
calpas
calpastatin
calpeptin
calphobindins
calpolli
calpollis
calpoltin
calponin
calprotectin
calps
calque
calqued
calques (current term)
calquing
calregulin
calreticulin
calreticulins
calretinin
calretinins
calsequestrin
calspectin
calthas
calthrop
calthrops
caltractin
caltrap
caltraps

Literary usage of Calques

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Museum of Painting and Sculpture: Or, Collection of the Principal Pictures by Etienne Achille Réveil, Jean Duchesne (1831)
"Cependant on rencontre encore des amateurs,qui prétendent que ces pièces ont existé, et qu'ils en ont vu des calques ; mais, en insistant , ils sont ..."

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