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bitext

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A merged document composed of both source- and target-language versions of a given text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parallel text

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bi- + text, coined by Brian Harris in 1987 as bi-text.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: битекст (bitekst) — merged document
  • Russian: параллельный текст (parallelʹnyj tekst) — merged document