Meanings
transliteral1
adjectivetransliteral (not comparable)
- not comparableTransliterating; using transliteration.
1897, Syamacharan Ganguli, TRANSLITERAL versus PHONETIC ROMANISATION, article IX in the Calcutta Review, volume 105 (number 210)
transliteral2
adjectivetransliteral (not comparable)
- not comparablerareMore than literal; beyond literal.
Freud's understanding of sexuality was always transliteral, […]
2006, Christine Downing, Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love, page 31
Origin
transliteral · adjective
Probably from transliterate, perhaps influenced by literal.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
transliteral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transliteral
MLA
“transliteral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transliteral. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transliteral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transliteral.
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