wanderwort

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Synonyms: wanderword, wonderwork, adderwort, vandervort, madderwort, waterwort, standerwort, cancerwort

Antonyms: wanderword, wonderwork, adderwort, vandervort, madderwort, waterwort, standerwort, cancerwort

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[loanword]] that has [[spread#Verb|spread]] to many [[different]] [[language]]s, often through [[trade#Noun|trade]] or the [[adoption]] of [[foreign]] [[cultural]] [[practice#Noun|practices]].

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