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equivalent word - two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

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word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

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The translator, proficient in both languages, simply has to substitute one word in the source language for an equivalent word in the target language.

Eight Ways to Say You: The Challenges of Translation by HIRANO, CATHY / The Horn Book Magazine

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