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/lohn"shift'/, n. Ling.1. change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning "profession" to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocatio.2. a word created by loanshift.[1945-50; LOAN1 + SHIFT]
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Universalium. 2010.