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Word: Transliterate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from trans-‘across’ + Latin littera ‘letter’ + -ate
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
trɑːnzˈlɪtəreɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tranzˈlɪtəreɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or script
Short Definition:write letter or word using letters of different alphabet
Examples:- names from one language are often transliterated into another
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