translation: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 11 letter points · starts with T · ends with N
Meaning of translation
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of translating, in its various senses: The conversion of text from one language to another.
Example: This old text needs translation into modern English before it is published.
- countable, uncountable
The act of translating, in its various senses: The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
- countable, uncountable
The act of translating, in its various senses: The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
- countable, uncountable
The act of translating, in its various senses: A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
Listed forms: translations, translatioun.
Source: Wiktionary — translation.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for translation.
noun
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
noun
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
noun
the act of uniform movement
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is translation in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of translation
T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + S(1) + L(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of translation
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from translation
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