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Hobson-Jobsonism
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English
Etymology
From en Hobson-Jobson ism.
Noun
Hobson-Jobsonism
en linguistics countable A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses.
en 2018 James Lambert Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson International Journal of Lexicography 31 4 https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/ecy010 501 One final set of terms of interest are Hobson-Jobsonisms, that is, loanwords that have undergone phonetic assimilation through what is described as ‘striving after meaning’, a term introduced by Yule.