verbatim

1. not comparableWord for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

   I have copied his speech verbatim, so this is exactly what he said, word for word.

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   […] in several instances Mancini’s text is virtually reproduced verbatim by Bellori.¹²⁰

   1971, Denis Mahon, Studies in Seicento Art and Theory, page 317

2. not comparableobsoleteOrally; verbally.

   I […]am not able Verbatim to rehearse the method of my pen

   1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]

comparative more verbatim · superlative most verbatim

1. Corresponding with the original word for word.

   Date unknown: Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States, General Statement of Procedure for Verbatim Reporting of Proceedings in Senate Chamber, page five:

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   Ironically, verbatim note taking can interfere with listening attentively.

   2002, Michael Quim Patton, Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, page 381

   Synonyms: word for word, to the letter

2. Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.

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   Some States require voice writers to pass a test and to earn State licensure. As a substitute for State licensure, the National Verbatim Reporters Association offers three national certifications to voice writers: Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR), the Certificate of Merit (CM), and Real-Time Verbatim Reporter (RVR). Earning these certifications is sufficient to be licensed in States where the voice method of court reporting is permitted.

   U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job

plural verbatims

1. A word-for-word report of a speech.