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Definition of “transcription

transcription (trænˈskrɪpʃənPronunciation for transcription

Definitions

noun

  1. the act or an instance of transcribing or the state of being transcribed
  2. something transcribed
  3. a representation in writing of the actual pronunciation of a speech sound, word, or piece of continuous text, using not a conventional orthography but a symbol or set of symbols specially designated as standing for corresponding phonetic values

Alternative Forms

tranˈscriptional tranˈscriptive adjective tranˈscriptionally tranˈscriptively adverb

Usage examples

  • And if the transcription of R. Idda's examination is done, let me have it.
    Asimov, Isaac, The Complete Stories Volume 2 (1995)
  • And it's this love for her work that's made her rise fast in this profession, of well... medical transcription.
    Business Today (2001)
  • Soon it also plans to provide accounting and legal transcription services.
    New Zealand Herald (2004)
  • But to those in the know it could be a transcription of the latest David Gray song, or a Beatles classic.
    Glasgow Herald (2002)
  • The one-way transcription is hauntingly suggestive of the long hours in the sickroom:
    Claire Harman, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (2005)

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