TRANSLA'TION, noun [Latin translatio.] 1. The act of removing or conveying from one place to another; removal; as the translation of a disease from the foot to the breast. 2. The removal of a bishop from one see to another. 3. The removal of a person to heaven without subjecting him to death. 4. The act of turning into another language; interpretation; as the translation of Virgil or Homer. 5. That which is produced by turning into another language; a version. We have a good translation of the Scriptures.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI