"bitext" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bitexts [plural]
Etymology: From bi- + text, coined by Brian Harris in 1987 as bi-text. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|text}} bi- + text, {{coin|en|Brian Harris|in=1987|nocap=1|w=Brian Harris (translation researcher)}} coined by Brian Harris in 1987, {{m|en|bi-text}} bi-text Head templates: {{en-noun}} bitext (plural bitexts)
  1. (translation studies) A merged document composed of both source- and target-language versions of a given text. Categories (topical): Translation studies Synonyms: parallel text, bi-text Translations (merged document): битекст (bitekst) [masculine] (Russian), параллельный текст (parallelʹnyj tekst) [masculine] (Russian)

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