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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of translation

an instance of expressing something in different words
  • had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian
Synonyms of translation

paraphrase, rephrasing, restatement, restating, rewording, translating
Words Related to translation

rehash

abstract, recap, recapitulation, reiteration, summary
Near Antonyms of translation

copy, transcript, transcription
Antonyms of translation

quotation, quote

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