noun
- plural of romanization; the processes or results of converting text from non-Latin writing systems into the Latin alphabet
Usage: linguistics; technical
Examples
- Different romanizations of Chinese characters can lead to confusion.
- The library uses standard romanizations for cataloging foreign titles.
- Students struggled with the various romanizations of Japanese words.
- Scholars debated which romanizations were most accurate.
- The dictionary included multiple romanizations for each entry.
- Modern romanizations often differ from historical systems.