English
Etymology
From semantic + shift.
Noun
semantic shift (plural semantic shifts)
- (linguistics) A change in the meaning of a word over time.
- Synonyms: semantic drift, semantic change, semantic progression
Hyponyms
Translations
linguistics
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 語義變化 / 语义变化
- Czech: sémantický posun m
- Danish: semantisk ændring
- Dutch: betekenisverandering f, betekenisverschuiving f
- Finnish: merkityksenmuutos
- French: glissement sémantique (fr)
- German: Bedeutungswandel (de) m
- Greek: σημασιολογική μεταβολή f (simasiologikí metavolí)
- Italian: slittamento di significato m, mutamento semantico m
- Polish: zmiana znaczenia f, zmiana znaczeniowa f
- Portuguese: mudança semântica f
- Russian: изменение значения n (izmenenije značenija)
- Spanish: cambio léxico-semántico m, traslación de significado f
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