Meanings
verbretransliterate (third-person singular simple present retransliterates, present participle retransliterating, simple past and past participle retransliterated)
present singular third person retransliterates · participle present retransliterating · participle past retransliterated · past retransliterated
- To transliterate again.
- To take a word, name, spelling, etc., which has been transliterated from one language to another, and transliterate it back to the first language, using standard transliteration rules instead of merely returning it to its original form.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishtransliterate
- Englishretransliterate
From re- + transliterate.
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APA
retransliterate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransliterate
MLA
“retransliterate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransliterate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retransliterate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransliterate.
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