TRADUCTION
Etymology
Noun
traduction (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Tra*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. traductio a transferring: cf. F.
traduction translation. See Traduce.]
1. Transmission from one to another. [Obs.]
Traditional communication and traduction of truths. Sir M. Hale.
2. Translation from one language to another. [Obs.]
3. Derivation by descent; propagation. [R.]
If by traduction came thy mind, Our wonder is the less to find A soul
so charming from a stock so good. Dryden.
4. The act of transferring; conveyance; transportation. [R.] "The
traduction of brutes." Sir M. Hale.
5. Transition. [Obs.] Bacon.
6. (Logic)
Definition: A process of reasoning in which each conclusion applies to just
such an object as each of the premises applies to. Jevons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition