Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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naturalisation | Yes | No | No | No |
borrowing | Yes | No | No | No |
naturalisation (noun) | borrowing (noun) |
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the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship | obtaining funds from a lender |
changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source |
the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous | |
the quality of being brought into conformity with nature |