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Added 10 October 2026

transliterate

/tɹænzˈlɪtəɹeɪt/ verb

Latin root: transliterātum Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transliterate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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Origin

From Latin transliterātum, past participle of transliterō, from trans (“across”) + literō , from littera (“letter”).

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