transcription (trænˈskrɪpʃən
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Definitions
noun
- the act or an instance of transcribing or the state of being transcribed
- something transcribed
- 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 adverbUsage examples
And if the transcription of R. Idda's examination is done, let me have it.
, 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:
, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (2005)