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n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌtɹænsˈkɹɪpʃən// UK //tɹænskɹˈɪpʃən// tran·scrip·tion
n. the act of writing down spoken words as text, or copying music from one form to another.
n. the process of converting speech into written text or musical performance into notation.
She finished the transcription of the interview.
The researcher spent the afternoon listening to the recording and typing out the transcription.
Accurate transcription of the ancient manuscript required years of study in paleography and comparative linguistics.
From Middle French transcription, or directly from Latin transcriptiōnem, from trānscrībō (“transcribe”).