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transliteral en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Probably from transliterate, perhaps influenced by literal.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Transliterating; using transliteration.
- 1897, Syamacharan Ganguli, TRANSLITERAL versus PHONETIC ROMANISATION, article IX in the Calcutta Review, volume 105 (number 210)

transliteral en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From trans- + literal.

Meanings

(not-comparable, rare) More than literal; beyond literal.
- Freud's understanding of sexuality was always transliteral, […] 2006, Christine Downing, Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love, page 31:

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