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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tran•scribe /trænˈskraɪb/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -scribed, -scrib•ing. - to make a written or printed copy of (spoken material):to transcribe a lecture.
- to write out in another language or alphabet;
translate. - to make a recording of (a program, etc.) for broadcasting.
- Music and Danceto make a musical transcription of.
tran•scrib•er, n. [countable]See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tran•scribe (tran skrīb′),USA pronunciation v.t., -scribed, -scrib•ing. - to make a written copy, esp. a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.).
- to write out in another language or alphabet;
translate or transliterate:to transcribe Chinese into English characters. - [Phonet.]to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic or phonemic symbols.
- [Radio.]to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting.
- [Music.]to arrange (a composition) for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
- Geneticsto effect genetic transcription of (a DNA molecule template).
- Latin trānscrībere to copy off, equivalent. to trāns- trans- + scrībere to write. See scribe
- 1545–55
tran•scrib ′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: transcribe /trænˈskraɪb/ vb (transitive)- to write, type, or print out fully from speech, notes, etc
- to transliterate or translate
- to make an electrical recording of (a programme or speech) for a later broadcast
- to rewrite (a piece of music) for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended; arrange
- to transfer (information) from one storage device, such as punched cards, to another, such as magnetic tape
- to transfer (information) from a computer to an external storage device
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin transcrībere, from trans- + scrībere to writetranˈscribable adj tranˈscriber n |