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literations

literations is the plural of literation.

Meaning of literation

Noun

literation (countable and uncountable, plural literations)

  1. The use of letters to represent sounds, words, etc., in a language.
    • Another point which is of much importance, but upon which there is not at present any agreement among librarians, is the system of literation to be adopted where it becomes necessary to represent in English characters, names or words from languages having special characters of their own.1878, Transactions and Proceedings of the Conference of Librarians, Charles Whittingham, page 14

Questions about literations

What is literations the plural of?
Literations is the plural of literation.

Words near literations in the dictionary

  1. literateuse
  2. literateuses
  3. literati
  4. literatim
  5. literation
  6. literations
  7. literatisation
  8. literatise
  9. literatised
  10. literatises
  11. literatising

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