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back-transliteration

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of transliterating a transliteration back into the original script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A text formed through such a process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From back- + transliteration.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 反音譯 /反音译 (fǎnyīnyì) — process
  • Finnish: takaisin translitterointi — process
  • French: translittération inverse — process
  • German: Rückumschrift — process
  • Polish: transliteracja wteczna — process
  • Russian: обра́тная транслитера́ция (obrátnaja transliterácija) — process
  • Swedish: translitterering tillbaka — process
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反音譯文本 /反音译文本 (fǎnyīnyì wénběn) — text
  • Finnish: takaisin translitteroitu teksti — text
  • French: translittération inverse — text
  • German: Rückumschrift — text
  • Polish: transliteracja wteczna — text
  • Russian: обра́тно транслитери́рованный текст (obrátno transliterírovannyj tekst) — text
  • Swedish: text som har translittererats tillbaka — text