translation

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11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/
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/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ · /tɹæns-/ · /tɹɑːnz-/ · /tɹɑːns-/

Definition of translation

13 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
    “This old text needs translation into modern English before it is published.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
    “This old text needs translation into modern English before it is published.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  4. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  5. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  6. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  7. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  8. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  9. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  10. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  11. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  12. (countable, uncountable)The act of translating, in its various senses:
  13. (countable)The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.

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Etymology

From Middle English translacioun (“transfer, translation”), from Anglo-Norman translacioun, from Latin trānslātiō, from trānslāt-, the supine stem of trānsferō (“to transfer, transport, transform, translate”). Equivalent to translate + -ion. Displaced native Old English wending.

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