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retranscribe

tran·scribe
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Transcription

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

Definitions of retranscribe word

  • verb with object retranscribe 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 retranscribe to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.). 1
  • verb with object retranscribe to write out in another language or alphabet; translate or transliterate: to transcribe Chinese into English characters. 1
  • verb with object retranscribe Phonetics. to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic or phonemic symbols. 1
  • verb with object retranscribe Radio. to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting. 1
  • verb with object retranscribe Music. to arrange (a composition) for a medium other than that for which it was originally written. 1
See all 7 definitions of retranscribe

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Origin of retranscribe

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 Retranscribe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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retranscribe 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.

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