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transliterate
to change letters or words into the corresponding letters or words of another language
After only a few hours of study, one is able to transliterate Greek letters and characters into English letters; however, it takes most people years to acquire a fluency in translating Greek into English.
Related English word: transliteration
Latin root word: littera, litterae, f. - letter (of the alphabet); in plural, letter (epistle), letters
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