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Card 16
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A words meaning maintains its original but broadens to include a new meaning
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Card 17
Front
A word becomes more specific in its meaning
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Card 18
Front
Meaning of a word changes into a more positive one
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Card 19
Front
Meaning of a word changes into a more negative one
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Card 20
Front
Words losing some of their origional force
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Card 21
Front
Words acquire new meanings as they are used metaphorically
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Card 22
Front
Meaning may derive from a true meaning
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Card 23
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An inoffensive/mild way of describing something unpleasant
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Card 24
Front
This has influenced semantic change a lot
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