semantic narrowing in loanwords

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When a loanword takes on a more specific or shifted meaning in Japanese than in its source language. グラマー from English 'glamour' has narrowed to specifically mean 'voluptuous figure'; サラリーマン from 'salary man' means a specific kind of corporate office worker; スマート means 'slim' rather than 'clever.'

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