Meanings
plural transcripts
- Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.
When he had finished she held out her hand for the transcript of the message that he had already made.
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries - A copy of any kind; an imitation.
The Grecian learning was but a transcript of the Chaldean and Egyptian.
1676, Joseph Glanvill, Against Confidence in Philosophy (in Essays on Several Important Subjects) - biologyA molecule of RNA produced by transcription.
Some transcripts were exclusively expressed in specific organs, such as female protarsus, whereas others were universally expressed, this varied expression profile may provide insights into the specific functions mediated by chemoreception proteins in insects.
2015 December 12, “Identification and Comparative Expression Profiles of Chemoreception Genes Revealed from Major Chemoreception Organs of the Rice Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI - educationAn official certified record of a student's academic performance throughout their course of study, including all courses taken and grades received.
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The grading policy now specifies that all students enrolled before the spring 1982 semester in classes of less than 40 students will receive written evaluations, with either a nonletter grade (honors, pass or no credit) or a letter grade on their transcripts. Under the old system, the no-credit notation did not appear on the transcript.
1982 April 11, Timothy McDarrah, “THE LETTER-GRADE CONTROVERSY”, in The New York Times
present singular third person transcripts · participle present transcripting · participle past transcripted · past transcripted
- obsoleteraretransitiveTo write a transcript; to transcribe.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latintranscriptum
- Englishtranscript
From Latin transcriptum, from transcribere.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نُسْخَة
- نُسْخَة (nusḵa)written version of what was said orally
Chinese Mandarin 副本, 抄本
- 副本 (fùběn)written version of what was said orally
- 抄本 (chāoběn)written version of what was said orally
- 全文 (quánwén)written version of what was said orally
- 成績單 /成绩单 (chéngjìdān)inventory of courses and grades
Danish afskrift, transkription
- afskriftsomething which has been transcribed
- transkriptionwritten version of what was said orally
Finnish puhtaaksi kirjoitettu teksti, kopio
- puhtaaksi kirjoitettu tekstisomething which has been transcribed
- kopiocopy of any kind; an imitation
- jäljennöscopy of any kind; an imitation
- puhtaaksi kirjoitettu tekstiwritten version of what was said orally
- litteroitu tekstiwritten version of what was said orally
- tekstityswritten version of what was said orally
- opintosuoritusoteinventory of courses and grades
French transcription, transcrit
- transcriptionwritten version of what was said orally
- transcritmolecule of RNA produced by transcription
- relevé de notesinventory of courses and grades
German Abschrift, Transkript
- Abschriftsomething which has been transcribed
- Transkriptsomething which has been transcribed
- Protokollwritten version of what was said orally
- Mitschriftwritten version of what was said orally
- Studienbuchinventory of courses and grades
- Studienakteninventory of courses and grades
- Notenspiegelinventory of courses and grades
- Zeugnisinventory of courses and grades
Greek αντίγραφο, αντίγραφο
- αντίγραφο (antígrafo)something which has been transcribed
- αντίγραφο (antígrafo)copy of any kind; an imitation
- απομαγνητοφώνηση (apomagnitofónisi)written version of what was said orally
- μεταγραφή (metagrafí)molecule of RNA produced by transcription
- αναλυτική βαθμολογία (analytikí vathmología)inventory of courses and grades
Hungarian átirat, átirat
- átiratsomething which has been transcribed
- átiratwritten version of what was said orally
- jegyzőkönyvwritten version of what was said orally
- leiratwritten version of what was said orally
- leckekönyvinventory of courses and grades
- indexinventory of courses and grades
Indonesian transkrip, salinan
- transkripsomething which has been transcribed
- salinansomething which has been transcribed
- kopiansomething which has been transcribed
Italian testo, copia
- testosomething which has been transcribed
- copiacopy of any kind; an imitation
- trascrizionewritten version of what was said orally
- trascrittomolecule of RNA produced by transcription
- trascrizionemolecule of RNA produced by transcription
Japanese 写し, トランスクリプト
- 写しwritten version of what was said orally
- トランスクリプト (toransukuriputo)written version of what was said orally
Norwegian Bokmål transkript, transkript
- transkriptsomething which has been transcribed
- transkriptmolecule of RNA produced by transcription
Polish transkrypcja, odpis
- transkrypcjasomething which has been transcribed
- odpiscopy of any kind; an imitation
- transkrypcjawritten version of what was said orally
- transkryptmolecule of RNA produced by transcription
- indeksinventory of courses and grades
Portuguese transcrito
- transcritomolecule of RNA produced by transcription
Romanian situație școlară
- situație școlarăinventory of courses and grades
Russian ко́пия, дублика́т
- ко́пия (kópija)copy of any kind; an imitation
- дублика́т (dublikát)copy of any kind; an imitation
- стеногра́мма (stenográmma)written version of what was said orally
- за́пись (zápisʹ)written version of what was said orally
- текст (tekst)written version of what was said orally
- транскрипт (transkript)molecule of RNA produced by transcription
- академическая справка (akademičeskaja spravka)inventory of courses and grades
Scottish Gaelic ath-sgrìobhadh, ath-sgrìobhadh
- ath-sgrìobhadhsomething which has been transcribed
- ath-sgrìobhadhwritten version of what was said orally
Spanish transcripción, trasunto
- transcripciónsomething which has been transcribed
- trasuntocopy of any kind; an imitation
- transcripciónwritten version of what was said orally
- transcritomolecule of RNA produced by transcription
- transcriptomolecule of RNA produced by transcription
- expediente / historial / transcript académicoinventory of courses and grades
- constancia académicainventory of courses and grades
Swedish avskrift
- avskriftsomething which has been transcribed
Cite this entry
transcript. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcript
“transcript.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcript. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transcript,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcript.
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