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mistranscribe

tran·scribe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-skrahyb]
    • /trænˈskraɪb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-skrahyb]
    • /trænˈskraɪb/

Definitions of mistranscribe word

  • verb with object mistranscribe to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material). 1
  • verb with object mistranscribe to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.). 1
  • verb with object mistranscribe to write out in another language or alphabet; translate or transliterate: to transcribe Chinese into English characters. 1
  • verb with object mistranscribe Phonetics. to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic or phonemic symbols. 1
  • verb with object mistranscribe Radio. to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting. 1
  • verb with object mistranscribe Music. to arrange (a composition) for a medium other than that for which it was originally written. 1
See all 8 definitions of mistranscribe

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Origin of mistranscribe

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin trānscrībere to copy off, equivalent to trāns- trans- + scrībere to write. See scribe1

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Parts of speech for Mistranscribe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mistranscribe

mistranscribe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mistranscribe usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for mistranscribe

verb with object mistranscribe

  • transcribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
Just one Antonym for mistranscribe

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