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Webster 1913 Edition
Transliterate
Trans-lit′er-ate
,Verb.
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 lettersA. J. Ellis.
Definition 2024
transliterate
transliterate
English
Verb
transliterate (third-person singular simple present transliterates, present participle transliterating, simple past and past participle transliterated)
- (transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.
Related terms
Translations
to represent letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script
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See also
External links
- transliterate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- transliterate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911