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parallel text

parallel text noun: a text placed alongside its translation or translations. Sometimes called a side-by-side translation.

Noun

parallel text (plural parallel texts)

  1. A text placed alongside its translation or translations. Sometimes called a side-by-side translation.
    Synonyms:
    bitext
  2. A text similar to one being translated.

Synonyms of parallel text

Forms of parallel text

pluralparallel texts

Questions about parallel text

What does parallel text mean?
Parallel text means a text placed alongside its translation or translations. Sometimes called a side-by-side translation.
What part of speech is parallel text?
Parallel text is a noun.
What is the plural of parallel text?
The plural of parallel text is parallel texts.

Words near parallel text in the dictionary

  1. parallel ruler
  2. parallel rulers
  3. parallel slalom
  4. parallel societies
  5. parallel society
  6. parallel text
  7. parallel texts
  8. parallel thinking
  9. parallel transport
  10. parallel transports
  11. parallel universe

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