Romanize – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
romanize (Amer.)
v.
make Roman in character or spirit; make Roman Catholic; become Roman Catholic; Latinize; use Latin words; render or write in the Latin alphabet (also Romanise)
Romanization
Romanization or
Latinization (or
romanisation,
latinisation: see spelling differences), in
linguistics, is the
conversion of writing from a different
writing system to the
Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include
transliteration, for representing written text, and
transcription, for representing the spoken word, and combinations of both. Transcription methods can be subdivided into
phonemic transcription, which records the
phonemes or units of
semantic meaning in speech, and more strict
phonetic transcription, which records speech sounds with precision.
Romanize
Verb
1. write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"
(synonym) Romanise, latinize, latinise
(hypernym) transliterate, transcribe
romanizar
v.
romanize, make Roman in character or spirit
Romanize
(v. t.)
To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms.
(v. t.)
To convert to the Roman Catholic religion.
(v. i.)
To use Latin words and idioms.
(v. i.)
To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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