romanization

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• romanisation (The more usual UK spelling 70%)

[edit] Etymology

From the verb romanize.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

romanization (plural romanizations)

1. Putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such as transliteration and transcription.

[edit] Usage notes

• Latin transliteration refers to the romanization of text in an alphabetic script, but not for the romanization of text in a logographic script, especially as for many Asian languages.

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• NOAD
• “romanize” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.