Traduction

//tɹʌˈdʌkʃən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of converting text from one language to another. uncountable
  2. 2
    A malign or defamatory statement. countable
  3. 3
    An act of defaming, maligning or slandering. uncountable
  4. 4
    Act of passing on to one's future generations. uncountable

Etymology

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, traduce + -ion.

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