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translatee

translatee noun: the author of a work that is translated.

Noun

translatee (plural translatees)

  1. The author of a work that is translated.
    • Choose the translation that attributes fewer invalid inferences or inconsistencies to the translatees.1960, Willard Van Orman Quine, Word and Object

Forms of translatee

pluraltranslatees

Origin of translatee

From translate + -ee.

Questions about translatee

What does translatee mean?
Translatee means the author of a work that is translated.
What part of speech is translatee?
Translatee is a noun.
What is the plural of translatee?
The plural of translatee is translatees.

Words near translatee in the dictionary

  1. translatableness
  2. translate
  3. translateable
  4. translated
  5. translatedst
  6. translatee
  7. translatees
  8. Translategate
  9. translater
  10. translaters
  11. translates

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