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   transliterate

   /trɑːnzˈlɪtəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or script: "names from one language are often transliterated into another"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from trans- ‘across’ + Latin littera ‘letter’ + -ate3.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transliteration noun
   • 2. transliterator noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • L

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