Associations to the word «Transliteration»

Wiktionary

TRANSLITERATION, noun. (linguistics) (translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, or of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.
TRANSLITERATION, noun. (sign language) The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa.

Dictionary definition

TRANSLITERATION, noun. A transcription from one alphabet to another.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.