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traduction

/tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/

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Australia[tʃɹɐˈdɐkʃən]

traduction noun: the act of converting text from one language to another.

Noun

traduction (countable and uncountable, plural traductions)

  1. (uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another.
  2. (countable) A malign or defamatory statement.
  3. (uncountable) An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.
  4. (uncountable) Act of passing on to one's future generations.

Forms of traduction

pluraltraductions

Origin of traduction

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“to lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, traduce + -ion.

Words formed from traduction

Words that rhyme with traduction

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Questions about traduction

What does traduction mean?
Traduction means the act of converting text from one language to another.
What part of speech is traduction?
Traduction is a noun.
How do you pronounce traduction?
Traduction is pronounced /tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/.
What is the plural of traduction?
The plural of traduction is traductions.

Words near traduction in the dictionary

  1. traducingly
  2. traducings
  3. traduct
  4. traducted
  5. traducting
  6. traduction
  7. traductionism
  8. traductionist
  9. traductionists
  10. traductions
  11. traductive

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