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transliteral

transliteral adjective: transliterating; using transliteration.

Adjective (1)

transliteral (not comparable)

  1. Transliterating; using transliteration.
    • 1897, Syamacharan Ganguli, TRANSLITERAL versus PHONETIC ROMANISATION, article IX in the Calcutta Review, volume 105 (number 210)

Adjective (2)

transliteral (not comparable)

  1. (rare) More than literal; beyond literal.
    • Freud's understanding of sexuality was always transliteral, […]2006, Christine Downing, Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love, page 31

Origin of transliteral

Probably from transliterate, perhaps influenced by literal.

From trans- + literal.

Questions about transliteral

What does transliteral mean?
Transliteral means transliterating; using transliteration.
What part of speech is transliteral?
Transliteral is an adjective.

Words near transliteral in the dictionary

  1. translit
  2. translit.
  3. transliterable
  4. transliteracies
  5. transliteracy
  6. transliteral
  7. transliterally
  8. transliteratable
  9. transliterate
  10. transliterated
  11. transliterates

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