Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transliteral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: translit-er-al
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Transliterating; using transliteration.

adj

More than literal; beyond literal.

Example Sentences

"1897, Syamacharan Ganguli, TRANSLITERAL versus PHONETIC ROMANISATION, article IX in the Calcutta Review, volume 105 (number 210)"
"Freud's understanding of sexuality was always transliteral, […]"

Etymology

Probably from transliterate, perhaps influenced by literal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans

Frequently Paired Words

transliterally

Questions

What does transliteral mean?: Transliterating; using transliteration.
Where does transliteral come from?: Probably from transliterate, perhaps influenced by literal.

How to pronounce transliteral

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