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transcription

/tɹænˈskɹɪpʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act or process of transcribing.
  2. Something that has been transcribed, including:
  3. An adaptation of a composition.
  4. A recorded radio or television programme.
  5. A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols.
  6. A written document.
  7. Synonym of copywork.
  8. The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.

Etymology / origin

From Middle French transcription, or directly from Latin transcriptiōnem, from trānscrībō (“transcribe”).

  1. transcriptiōnem(la)
  2. transcription(frm)
  3. transcription (English)
  4. Relations: bor, bor

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