Added 9 October 2026
translation
/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ noun
In Latin: trānslātiō, interpretātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about translation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language.
- A uniform movement without rotation.
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The act of changing in form or shape or appearance.
a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
Origin
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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