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traduction

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/
  • Australian: [tʃɹɐˈdɐkʃən]
  • rhymes with -ʌkʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of converting text from one language to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A malign or defamatory statement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Act of passing on to one's future generations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“to lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, traduce + -ion.