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An adaptation of a creative work into another language or culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies
Examples
- 2025: "Fifteen New Hymns Available to Use in Church and at Home": Creating a global hymnbook requires an extensive process called transcreation. Transcreation teams include professional linguists, poets, musicians and talented Church members. Decker said there is more to the process than simply translating words from one language to another.
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A type of creation by a deity or primal force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology
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Blend of translation + creation.
From transcreate + -ion, trans- + creation or from French transcreation.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
創譯 /创译
(chuàngyì)
— adaptation
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Finnish:
luova kääntäminen
— adaptation
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French:
transcréation
— adaptation
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Georgian:
ტრანსკრეაცია
(ṭransḳreacia)
— adaptation
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Spanish:
transcreación
— adaptation
