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Meaning of reborrowing in English:

reborrowing

Pronunciation /riːˈbɒrəʊɪŋ/

noun

  • 1Finance
    The action of reborrow .

  • 2Linguistics
    A word taken back from another language, often in a different form or with a different meaning; the process by which this occurs. Also: a word borrowed into a language for a second time, often in a different form or with a different meaning; the process by which this occurs.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From reborrow + -ing.