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trans·lit·er·ate

[trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz-] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

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

[Origin: 1860–65; trans- + L līter(a) letter¹ + -ate¹

]

—Related forms

trans·lit·er·a·tion, noun

trans·lit·er·a·tor, noun

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trans·lit·er·ate (trāns-lĭt'ə-rāt', trānz-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. trans·lit·er·at·ed, trans·lit·er·at·ing, trans·lit·er·ates
To represent (letters or words) in the corresponding characters of another alphabet.

[trans- + Latin littera, lītera, letter + -ate¹.]

trans·lit'er·a'tion (-ə-rā'shən) n.

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