TRANSLITERATE


Meaning of TRANSLITERATE in English

— transliteration , n. — transliterator , n.

/trans lit"euh rayt', tranz-/ , v.t., transliterated, transliterating .

to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek X as ch.

[ 1860-65; TRANS- + L liter ( a ) LETTER 1 + -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .