semantic shift

English

Noun

semantic shift (plural semantic shifts)

1. (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