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



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