Meanings
transcreation1
plural transcreations · alternative trans-creation
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesAn adaptation of a creative work into another language or culture.
1 more example
2025: "Fifteen New Hymns Available to Use in Church and at Home": Creating a global hymnbook requires an extensive process called transcreation. Transcreation teams include professional linguists, poets, musicians and talented Church members. Decker said there is more to the process than simply translating words from one language to another.
transcreation2
Origin
transcreation · noun
- Frenchtranscreation
- Englishtranscreation
From transcreate + -ion, trans- + creation or from French transcreation.
More words from French
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Chinese Mandarin 創譯 /创译
- 創譯 /创译 (chuàngyì)adaptation
Finnish luova kääntäminen
- luova kääntäminenadaptation
French transcréation
- transcréationadaptation
Spanish transcreación
- transcreaciónadaptation
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transcreation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcreation
“transcreation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcreation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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