transcription

The definition of a transcription is something fully written out, or the process of fully writing something out.

(noun)

An example of a transcription is someone writing out their complete job description and responsibilities.

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See transcription in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act or process of transcribing
  2. something transcribed; specif.,
    1. a transcript; copy
    2. an arrangement of a piece of music for an instrument, voice, or ensemble other than that for which it was originally written
    3. a recording made for radio or television broadcasting

Origin: L transcriptio < transcriptus: see transcript

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See transcription in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or process of transcribing.
  2. Something that has been transcribed, especially:
    a. Music An adaptation of a composition.
    b. A recorded radio or television program.
    c. Linguistics A representation of speech sounds in phonetic symbols.
  3. Biology The process by which messenger RNA is synthesized from a DNA template resulting in the transfer of genetic information from the DNA molecule to the messenger RNA.

Related Forms:

  • tran·scripˈtion·al adjective
  • tran·scripˈtion·al·ly adverb
  • tran·scripˈtion·ist noun

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