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Webster 1913 Edition


Traduction

Tra-duc′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
traductio
a transferring: cf. F.
traduction
translation. See
Traduce
.]
1.
Transmission from one to another.
[Obs.]
Traditional communication and
traduction
of truths.
Sir M. Hale.
2.
Translation from one language to another.
[Obs.]
3.
Derivation by descent; propagation.
[R.]
If by
traduction
came thy mind,
Our wonder is the less to find
A soul so charming from a stock so good.
Dryden.
4.
The act of transferring; conveyance; transportation.
[R.]
“The traduction of brutes.”
Sir M. Hale.
5.
Transition.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
6.
(Logic)
A process of reasoning in which each conclusion applies to just such an object as each of the premises applies to.
Jevons.

Webster 1828 Edition


Traduction

TRADUC'TION

,
Noun.
[L. traductio.] Derivation from one of the same kind; propagation.
If by traduction came thy mind,
Our wonder is the less to find
A soul so charming from a stock so good.
1.
Tradition; transmission from one to another; as traditional communication and traduction of truth. [Little used.]
2.
Conveyance; transportation; act of transferring; as the traduction of animals from Europe to America by shipping.
3.
Transition.

Definition 2024


traduction

traduction

English

Noun

traduction (plural traductions)

  1. (uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another. See translation, translate.
  2. (countable) The end result of traduction. See traduce.
  3. (countable) A malign or defamatory statement.
  4. (uncountable) An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.
  5. (uncountable) Act of passing on to one's future generations. See also pass on, transmit.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃/

Noun

traduction f (plural traductions)

  1. translation

Derived terms

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