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cambiō — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • changeling noun In folklore, a fairy or troll child secretly swapped for a human baby.
  • exchange noun An act of exchanging or trading.

Senses

cambiō is used for these senses in English:

  • change (intransitive) To become something different.
  • changeling (European folklore, also, figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
  • exchange (transitive) To trade or barter.

change — full definition

  1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
  2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
  3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
  4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
  5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.

changeling — full definition

  1. noun In folklore, a fairy or troll child secretly swapped for a human baby.
  2. noun A shape-shifting creature able to take on the appearance of others.

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