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/ˌtræn.skrɪpˈeɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The act or process of making a written copy of spoken material.
"The secretary prepared a careful transcription of the recorded interview."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'transcriptio', stemming from 'transcribere' meaning 'to transfer, copy, or write across', formed by combining 'trans-' (across) and 'scribere' (to write). Entering Middle English in the late 14th century, the term initially denoted the copying of a text before evolving in the 20th century to encompass the conversion of spoken audio into written text and the biological process of copying genetic information.
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transcription
Transliteration: transcription
"La transcription de l'entretien a pris plusieurs heures."
Transkription
Transliteration: Transkription
"Die Transkription des Interviews war sehr detailliert."
trascrizione
Transliteration: trascrizione
"La trascrizione della registrazione audio è stata completata."
transcripción
Transliteration: transcripción
"Necesito la transcripción de esta reunión para mañana."
transcrição
Transliteration: transcrição
"A transcrição do áudio foi feita automaticamente."
प्रतिलिपि
Transliteration: pratilipi
"साक्षात्कार की प्रतिलिपि तैयार की जा रही है।"
转录
Transliteration: zhuǎnlù
"这份录音的转录工作非常耗时。"
필사
Transliteration: pilsa
"인터뷰 녹음 파일의 필사를 시작했다."
文字起こし
Transliteration: mojiokoshi
"音声ファイルの文字起こしを依頼しました。"
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