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untranslatability

untranslatability noun: the quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.

Noun

untranslatability (uncountable)

  1. The quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.
    1. The inability of meaning to be transferred from one language to another without undergoing fundamental change.

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Origin of untranslatability

From untranslatable + -ity.

Questions about untranslatability

What does untranslatability mean?
Untranslatability means the quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.
What part of speech is untranslatability?
Untranslatability is a noun.

Words near untranslatability in the dictionary

  1. untransinfected
  2. untransistorized
  3. untransitable
  4. untransitive
  5. untransitory
  6. untranslatability
  7. untranslatable
  8. untranslatableness
  9. untranslatables
  10. untranslatably
  11. untranslateable

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