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partial false friend (plural partial false friends) (linguistics, uncommon) A word in a language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language, and at least one meaning in common, but not all.

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  1. word/partial">partial word/false">false friend (plural partial false friends) (linguistics, uncommon) A word in a language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language, and at least one meaning in common, but not all.