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Transliterate — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transliterate — (v.) to write a word in the characters of another alphabet, 1861, apparently coined by German philologist Max Müller (1823 1900), from trans across (see TRANS (Cf. trans )) + L. littera (also litera) letter, character (see LETTER (Cf. letter)) … Etymology dictionary
transliterate — means ‘to replace the letters or characters of a word with the corresponding letters in another alphabet’. Words may be transliterated into the Roman alphabet from their originals in Greek, Chinese, Japanese, and so on. The result is a… … Modern English usage
transliterate — ► VERB ▪ write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language. DERIVATIVES transliteration noun. ORIGIN from TRANS (Cf. ↑trans ) + Latin littera letter … English terms dictionary
transliterate — [trans lit′ər āt΄, tranzlit′ər āt΄] vt. transliterated, transliterating [< TRANS + L litera, littera, LETTER1 + ATE1] to write or spell (words, letters, etc.) in corresponding characters of another alphabet … English World dictionary
transliterate — v. 1) (D; tr.) to transliterate as (to transliterate a Russian letter as ch) 2) (D; tr.) to transliterate from; into (to transliterate a text from Cyrillic into Roman letters) * * * [trænz lɪtəreɪt] into (to transliterate a text from Cyrillic… … Combinatory dictionary
transliterate — I UK [trænzˈlɪt(ə)rət] / US adjective able to read, write and communicate in a variety of ways, using printed material, electronic documents, the Internet, mobile phone texting, etc. II UK [trænsˈlɪtəreɪt] / US [trænsˈlɪtəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] … English dictionary
transliterate — 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 … Universalium
transliterate — /trænzˈlɪtəreɪt / (say tranz lituhrayt) verb (t) (transliterated, transliterating) to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch. {trans + Latin līterātus… …
transliterate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: trans + Latin littera letter Date: 1861 to represent or spell in the characters of another alphabet • transliteration noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
