transcription

noun

the act of making a record (especially an audio record)

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)

(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA

something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation

Roots

transtrans- · Latin · across scribo-script · Latin · write

Synonyms for transcription

transcriptn recordingn apograph transliterationn translationn duplicationn metaphrase manuscriptn typescriptn notationn

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Where does transcription come from?

The word transcription breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: trans-, from Latin trans (“across”); and -script, from Latin scribo (“write”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.