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Three common processes involved in semantic change are : generalization , or widening of meaning ; specialization , or narrowing of meaning ; and transfer of meaning with loss of the original sense of the word .
Three common processes involved in semantic change are : generalization , or widening of meaning ; specialization , or narrowing of meaning ; and transfer of meaning with loss of the original sense of the word .
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Other meanings now include meals furnished for a certain period , or the price of such meals , a small table for games , or an official ... then servant , and finally narrowed to its present use , a term of reproach meaning swindler .
Other meanings now include meals furnished for a certain period , or the price of such meals , a small table for games , or an official ... then servant , and finally narrowed to its present use , a term of reproach meaning swindler .
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Throughout literature there are many examples of allusions the meaning of which may escape the modern reader . References to classical literature , to the Bible , to mythology are common allusions that presuppose some knowl- edge of ...
Throughout literature there are many examples of allusions the meaning of which may escape the modern reader . References to classical literature , to the Bible , to mythology are common allusions that presuppose some knowl- edge of ...
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