Definitions for transliteration
translit·er·a·tion

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1. transliterationnoun

   a transcription from one alphabet to another

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1. transliterationnoun

   The act or product of transliterating, or of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

2. transliterationnoun

   The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa.

3. Etymology: From transliteratus past participle of transliterare, from trans- + littera.

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1. Transliteration

   Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one script to another that involves swapping letters (thus trans- + liter-) in predictable ways, such as Greek ⟨α⟩ → ⟨a⟩, Cyrillic ⟨д⟩ → ⟨d⟩, Greek ⟨χ⟩ → the digraph ⟨ch⟩, Armenian ⟨ն⟩ → ⟨n⟩ or Latin ⟨æ⟩ → ⟨ae⟩.For instance, for the Modern Greek term "Ελληνική Δημοκρατία", which is usually translated as "Hellenic Republic", the usual transliteration to Latin script is ⟨Ellēnikḗ Dēmokratía⟩, and the name for Russia in Cyrillic script, "Россия", is usually transliterated as ⟨Rossiya⟩. Transliteration is not primarily concerned with representing the sounds of the original but rather with representing the characters, ideally accurately and unambiguously. Thus, in the Greek above example, ⟨λλ⟩ is transliterated ⟨ll⟩ though it is pronounced [l], ⟨Δ⟩ is transliterated ⟨D⟩ though pronounced [ð], and ⟨η⟩ is transliterated ⟨ē⟩, though it is pronounced [i] (exactly like ⟨ι⟩) and is not long. Conversely, transcription notes the sounds rather than the orthography of a text. So "Ελληνική Δημοκρατία" could be transcribed as [elinikí ðimokratía], which does not specify which of the [i] sounds are written with the Greek letter ⟨η⟩ and which with ⟨ι⟩. Angle brackets may be used to set off transliteration, as opposed to slashes for phonemic transcription and square brackets for phonetic transcription. Angle brackets may also be used to set off characters in the original script. Conventions and author preferences vary.

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1. transliteration

   Transliteration is the process of converting or transferring texts or words from one writing system or alphabet into another. It allows words and phrases to be read or pronounced by individuals who can understand the language, but are not familiar with the original script or writing system. This system is commonly used in situations where the original script is non-alphanumeric or includes non-standard characters.

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1. Transliterationnoun

   the act or product of transliterating, or of expressing words of a language by means of the characters of another alphabet

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1. Transliteration

   Transliteration is the conversion of a text from one script to another. For instance, the Greek phrase "Ελληνική Δημοκρατία" 'Hellenic Republic' can be transliterated as "Ellēnikē Dēmokratia" by substituting Latin letters for Greek letters. Transliteration can form an essential part of transcription which converts text from one writing system into another. Transliteration is not concerned with representing the phonemics of the original: it only strives to represent the characters accurately. Thus, in the above example, λλ is transliterated as 'll', but pronounced /l/, and η is transliterated as 'ē', though it is pronounced /i/ and is not long.

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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce transliteration?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say transliteration in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of transliteration in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of transliteration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=transliteration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transliteration
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transliteration
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transliteration
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=transliteration
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=transliteration