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back-translation

back-translation noun: the process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.

Noun

back-translation (countable and uncountable, plural back-translations)

  1. (uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.
  2. (countable) A text which has been translated in such a fashion.
  3. The translation of an amino acid sequence into genetic code.

Forms of back-translation

pluralback-translations
alternative formbacktranslation

Origin of back-translation

From back- + translation.

Questions about back-translation

What does back-translation mean?
Back-translation means the process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.
What part of speech is back-translation?
Back-translation is a noun.
What is the plural of back-translation?
The plural of back-translation is back-translations.

Words near back-translation in the dictionary

  1. back-tracks
  2. back-translate
  3. back-translated
  4. back-translates
  5. back-translating
  6. back-translation
  7. back-translations
  8. back-transliterate
  9. back-transliterated
  10. back-transliterates
  11. back-transliterating

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