transcript

[ tran-skript ]

noun

1. a written, typewritten, or printed copy; something transcribed or made by transcribing.
2. an exact copy or reproduction, especially one having an official status.
3. an official report supplied by a school on the record of an individual student, listing subjects studied, grades received, etc.
4. a form of something as rendered from one alphabet or language into another.

transcript

/ ˈtrænskrɪpt /

noun

1. a written, typed, or printed copy or manuscript made by transcribing
2. education an official record of a student's school progress and achievements
3. any reproduction or copy

Word History and Origins

Origin of transcript¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin trānscrīptum “thing copied,” noun use of neuter of past participle of trānscrībere “to copy off,” literally, “to write across”; transcribe

Word History and Origins

Origin of transcript¹

C13: from Latin transcriptum , from transcrībere to transcribe

Example Sentences

In a transcript of a police interview previously read to the jury, Mr Khalife said he produced "fake documents" to help convince the Iranians to trust him.

From BBC

In his paperwork, Jackson included a transcript of what he said was a conversation between himself and Palmer’s mother, Sharon, where she berated him with homophobic insults.

From Los Angeles Times

She believes the FSB subsequently added to the transcript a confession of guilt that Arseny never made.

From BBC

In an unpublished transcript for a Time article, Carson "told of having to bring up the decomposing bodies of felled soldiers."

From Salon

The following interview transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

From Salon

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