Linguistic Scholar

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trans·lit·er·ate
[trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz-]
–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.

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