verbatim
American
[ver-bey-tim]
/ vərˈbeɪ tɪm /
adverb
adjective
-
corresponding word for word to the original source or text.
a verbatim record of the proceedings.
-
skilled at recording or noting down speeches, proceedings, etc., with word-for-word accuracy.
a verbatim stenographer.
verbatim
British
/ vɜːˈbeɪtɪm /
adverb
Etymology
Origin of verbatim
First recorded in 1475–85; from Medieval Latin verbātim, from verb(um) “word” + -ātim, adverb suffix
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