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transcreation

transcreation noun: an adaptation of a creative work into another language or culture.

Noun (1)

transcreation (countable and uncountable, plural transcreations)

  1. An adaptation of a creative work into another language or culture.
    • 2025: "Fifteen New Hymns Available to Use in Church and at Home": Creating a global hymnbook requires an extensive process called transcreation. Transcreation teams include professional linguists, poets, musicians and talented Church members. Decker said there is more to the process than simply...

Noun (2)

transcreation

  1. A type of creation by a deity or primal force.

Forms of transcreation

pluraltranscreations
alternative formtrans-creation

Origin of transcreation

Blend of translation + creation.

From transcreate + -ion, trans- + creation or from French transcreation.

Questions about transcreation

What does transcreation mean?
Transcreation means an adaptation of a creative work into another language or culture.
What part of speech is transcreation?
Transcreation is a noun.
What is the plural of transcreation?
The plural of transcreation is transcreations.

Words near transcreation in the dictionary

  1. transcranic
  2. transcreate
  3. transcreated
  4. transcreates
  5. transcreating
  6. transcreation
  7. transcreations
  8. transcribability
  9. transcribable
  10. transcribble
  11. transcribbler

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