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Meaning of 'transcribe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Transcribe [ v. t.]
- To write over again, or in the same words; to copy; as, to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter.

Meaning of 'transcribe' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . transcribe [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make a phonetic transcription of
Example in sentence:
  • The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant
Meaning (2):
- rewrite in a different script
Example in sentence:
  • The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
Meaning (3):
- write out from speech, notes, etc.
Example in sentence:
  • Transcribe the oral history of this tribe

Nearby Words:

trabea trabeae trabeated trabeation trabecula trabeculae trabecular trabeculate trabu trace

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