TRANSLITERATE


Meaning of TRANSLITERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tran(t)s-ˈli-tə-ˌrāt, tranz- ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: trans- + Latin littera letter

Date: 1861

: to represent or spell in the characters of another alphabet

• trans·lit·er·a·tion (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌli-tə-ˈrā-shən, (ˌ)tranz- noun

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