"functional equivalence" meaning in English

See functional equivalence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} functional equivalence (uncountable)
  1. (translation studies) Synonym of dynamic equivalence Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Translation studies Synonyms: dynamic equivalence [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-functional_equivalence-en-noun-R6TRIRBZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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