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Webster 1913 Edition


Mistranslation

Misˊtrans-la′tion

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Noun.
Wrong translation.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mistranslation

MISTRANSLA'TION

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Noun.
An erroneous translation or version.

Definition 2024


mistranslation

mistranslation

English

Noun

mistranslation (plural mistranslations)

  1. An incorrect translation.
  2. (genetics) The incorporation of the incorrect amino acid into a peptide sequence.

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