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Noun CEFR C2
ˌtɹænzlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.
  2. The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa.

Equivalents

Català transliteració
Bahasa Indonesia alih aksara transliterasi
Italiano traslitterazione
日本語 字訳 翻字
ខ្មែរ អក្សរសព្ទ
한국어 음역 전자
Македонски транслитерација
Bahasa Melayu transliterasi
Nederlands transliteratie
తెలుగు ప్రతిలేఖనం
Türkçe transliterasyon
Українська транслітерація
اردو نقل حرفی

Examples

“This searching was facilitated by the author's knowledge of the vagaries of Anglo-Indian spelling and the numerous colonial-era transliteration systems used for loanwords from Indian languages.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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