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backtranslation

backtranslation is the alternative spelling of back-translation.

Meaning of back-translation

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 backtranslation

pluralbacktranslations

Questions about backtranslation

What is backtranslation the alternative spelling of?
Backtranslation is the alternative spelling of back-translation.

Words near backtranslation in the dictionary

  1. backtransforms
  2. backtranslate
  3. backtranslated
  4. backtranslates
  5. backtranslating
  6. backtranslation
  7. backtranslations
  8. backtroll
  9. backtrolled
  10. backtroller
  11. backtrollers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backtranslation (page history and authors); back-translation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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