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verb (used with object), -scribed, -scrib·ing.
1.
to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
2.
to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.).
3.
to write out in another language or alphabet; translate or transliterate: to transcribe Chinese into English characters.
4.
Phonetics. to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic or phonemic symbols.
5.
EXPANDRadio. to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting.
6.
Music. to arrange (a composition) for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
7.
COLLAPSEGenetics. to effect genetic transcription of (a DNA molecule template).
Origin:
1545–55; < Latin trānscrībere to copy off, equivalent to trāns- trans- + scrībere to write. See scribe
1545–55; < Latin trānscrībere to copy off, equivalent to trāns- trans- + scrībere to write. See scribe
Related forms
tran·scrib·er, noun
mis·tran·scribe, verb (used with object), -scribed, -scrib·ing.
non·tran·scrib·ing, adjective
pre·tran·scribe, verb (used with object), -scribed, -scrib·ing.
re·tran·scribe, verb (used with object), -scribed, -scrib·ing.
EXPANDun·tran·scribed, adjective
COLLAPSE
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
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1550s, from L. transcribere "to copy, write again in another place, write over, transfer," from trans- "over" + scribere "write" (see script). To do it poorly is to transcribble (1746). Transcript "written copy" is attested from late 13c., from L. transcriptum, neut. pp. of transcribere.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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