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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A direct translation of an utterance from one language to another such that the original utterance can be unambiguously and correctly recovered. countable, uncountable

   "For Iranian-speaking scribes, alloglottography would be rather preposterous."

Example

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"For Iranian-speaking scribes, alloglottography would be rather preposterous."

Etymology

Coined by Ilya Gershevitch as allo- + glotto- + -graphy

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