Word of the week: "calque," pronounced like "Cal" with a K at the end. It's a word or phrase formed by translating its parts from another language. Examples: Milky Way from the Latin "Via Lactea," and "gospel" from the Greek "evangelion" ("good news"). The French word for "skyscraper" is a literal translation of "scrape" and "sky." (Thanks to Ken Clark of Kent, Wash.)

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