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traduction

/tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/
[tʃɹɐˈdɐkʃən] Australia

Rhymes with -ʌkʃən

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From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“to lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, traduce + -ion.

noun traductions

uncountable The act of converting text from one language to another.
countable A malign or defamatory statement.
uncountable An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.
uncountable Act of passing on to one's future generations.

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"traduction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/traduction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"traduction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/traduction.

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@misc{traduction_2026,
  title = {traduction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/traduction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}