romanization

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Scrabble points
23
Words With Friends
26
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌɹəʊmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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/ˌɹəʊmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ · /ˌɹəʊmənɪˈzeɪʃən/

Definition of romanization

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Romanization.
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noun

  1. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Romanization.
  2. (uncountable, usually)The act or process of putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such as transliteration and transcription.
  3. (countable)An instance (a string) of text transliterated or transcribed from another alphabet into the Latin alphabet.
    “As an alternate name for Sakyamuni, Kircher gave "Omyto", which is a romanization of A-mi-to-fu, whom Kircher stated was commonly called "Amida", i.e., the Japanese pronunciation.”
    “Furthermore, certain places and people are already internationally well known by particular romanizations of their names, and these romanizations may not conform to any of the official systems detailed above.”

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Etymology

From romanize + -ation.

Words you can make from romanization

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10-letter words

1 word

9-letter words

3 words

8-letter words

7 words

7-letter words

16 words

6-letter words

36 words

5-letter words

56 words

4-letter words

80 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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