
Meaning of TRANSLITERATE
| Pronunciation: | | tranz'litu`reyt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[v] rewrite in a different script;"The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated" |
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TRANSLITERATE is a 13 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | transcribe |
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| | See Also: | | braille, Latinise, Latinize, rewrite, Romanise, Romanize | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Trans*lit"er*ate\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + L.
litera, littera letter.]
To express or represent in the characters of another
alphabet; as, to transliterate Sanskrit words by means of
English letters. --A. J. Ellis.
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