Chuchotage

//ʃu.ʃoʊˈtɑʒ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The interpretation or translation of speech in a whisper to a single person in proximity to other people. uncountable

    "Eventually, the words of such Aramaic whisper-translations (called chuchotage in the modern world of international interpreters) were written down, mostly in small fragments, and these targums now provide precious linguistic and historical records for scholars of Judaism."

Synonyms

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whisperwhisper interpretingwhispered interpretationwhispered interpreting

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"Eventually, the words of such Aramaic whisper-translations (called chuchotage in the modern world of international interpreters) were written down, mostly in small fragments, and these targums now provide precious linguistic and historical records for scholars of Judaism."

Etymology

From French chuchotage (“whispering”).

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