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target texts

target texts is the plural of target text.

Meaning of target text

Noun

target text (plural target texts)

  1. The finished product of a translated text.
    • [S]tudents in their first year believe that source text and target text should be identical in content, that the TT should be a reproduction of the ST in another language, and that the TT should read well and be understandable.2004, Christina Schäffner, edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 119
    Synonyms:
    TT
    Antonyms:
    source text

Questions about target texts

What is target texts the plural of?
Target texts is the plural of target text.

Words near target texts in the dictionary

  1. target range
  2. target ranges
  3. target rating point
  4. target rating points
  5. target text
  6. target texts
  7. target timing
  8. target-like
  9. targetabilities
  10. targetability
  11. targetable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: target texts (page history and authors); target text (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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