Etymology

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tran·scrip·tion
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Today it means: The act or process of transcribing, or converting spoken (or sometimes signed) language to the written form. Full definition →

Middle French transcription ← Latin transcriptiōnem
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtranscriptiōnem
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromtranscription
  3. English todaytranscription

From Middle French transcription, or directly from Latin transcriptiōnem, from trānscrībō (“transcribe”).

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