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Mistranslation

//mɪsˈtɹænz.leɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An incorrect translation. countable, uncountable

    "MORE mischief has been done to the cause of truth by mistranslations of, and consequent miscomments on the holy scripture, than is at first thought imagined or perceived."

  2. 2
    an incorrect translation wordnet
  3. 3
    The incorporation of the incorrect amino acid into a peptide sequence. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From mis- + translation.

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