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noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtɹænˌskɹɪpt/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊wænˌskɹwɪpt] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔wænˌskɹwɪpt] without æ-raising
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /ˈtɹeə̯nˌskɹɪpt/
  • Canada, US: [ˈtɹ̝̊weə̯nˌskɹwɪpt] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔weə̯nˌskɹwɪpt]
  • rhymes with -ænskɹɪpt
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE1 N S K R IH2 P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A copy of any kind; an imitation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A written version of what was said orally

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the transcript of a trial

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A molecule of RNA produced by transcription.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An official certified record of a student's academic performance throughtout their course of study, including all courses taken and grades received.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To write a transcript; to transcribe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: copy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: written record, written account

8

noun

Meaning 8

something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he read a transcript of the interrogation
  • you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing

History

Etymology

From Latin transcriptum, from transcribere.

Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: транскрыпцыя (transkrypcyja) — something which has been transcribed
  • Danish: afskrift — something which has been transcribed
  • Finnish: puhtaaksi kirjoitettu teksti — something which has been transcribed
  • German: Abschrift — something which has been transcribed
  • German: Transkript — something which has been transcribed
  • Greek: αντίγραφο (antígrafo) — something which has been transcribed
  • Hungarian: átirat — something which has been transcribed
  • Indonesian: transkrip — something which has been transcribed
  • Indonesian: salinan — something which has been transcribed
  • Indonesian: kopian — something which has been transcribed
  • Italian: testo — something which has been transcribed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: transkript — something which has been transcribed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: transkript — something which has been transcribed
  • Polish: transkrypcja — something which has been transcribed
  • Scottish Gaelic: ath-sgrìobhadh — something which has been transcribed
  • Spanish: transcripción — something which has been transcribed
  • Swedish: avskrift — something which has been transcribed
  • Finnish: kopio — copy of any kind; an imitation
  • Finnish: jäljennös — copy of any kind; an imitation
  • Greek: αντίγραφο (antígrafo) — copy of any kind; an imitation
  • Italian: copia — copy of any kind; an imitation
  • Polish: odpis — copy of any kind; an imitation
  • Russian: ко́пия (kópija) — copy of any kind; an imitation
  • Russian: дублика́т (dublikát) — copy of any kind; an imitation
  • Spanish: trasunto — copy of any kind; an imitation
  • Arabic: نُسْخَة (nusḵa) — written version of what was said orally
  • Armenian: սղագրություն (sġagrutʻyun) — written version of what was said orally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 副本 (fùběn) — written version of what was said orally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抄本 (chāoběn) — written version of what was said orally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全文 (quánwén) — written version of what was said orally
  • Danish: transkription — written version of what was said orally
  • Finnish: puhtaaksi kirjoitettu teksti — written version of what was said orally
  • Finnish: litteroitu teksti — written version of what was said orally
  • Finnish: tekstitys — written version of what was said orally
  • French: transcription — written version of what was said orally
  • German: Protokoll — written version of what was said orally
  • German: Mitschrift — written version of what was said orally
  • Greek: απομαγνητοφώνηση (apomagnitofónisi) — written version of what was said orally
  • Hungarian: átirat — written version of what was said orally
  • Hungarian: jegyzőkönyv — written version of what was said orally
  • Hungarian: leirat — written version of what was said orally
  • Italian: trascrizione — written version of what was said orally
  • Japanese: 写し — written version of what was said orally
  • Japanese: トランスクリプト (toransukuriputo) — written version of what was said orally
  • Polish: transkrypcja — written version of what was said orally
  • Russian: стеногра́мма (stenográmma) — written version of what was said orally
  • Russian: за́пись (zápisʹ) — written version of what was said orally
  • Russian: текст (tekst) — written version of what was said orally
  • Scottish Gaelic: ath-sgrìobhadh — written version of what was said orally
  • Spanish: transcripción — written version of what was said orally
  • French: transcrit — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Greek: μεταγραφή (metagrafí) — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Italian: trascritto — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Italian: trascrizione — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Norwegian Bokmål: transkript — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: transkript — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Polish: transkrypt — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Portuguese: transcrito — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Russian: транскрипт (transkript) — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Spanish: transcrito — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Spanish: transcripto — molecule of RNA produced by transcription
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成績單 /成绩单 (chéngjìdān) — inventory of courses and grades
  • Finnish: opintosuoritusote — inventory of courses and grades
  • French: relevé de notes — inventory of courses and grades
  • German: Studienbuch — inventory of courses and grades
  • German: Studienakten — inventory of courses and grades
  • German: Notenspiegel — inventory of courses and grades
  • German: Zeugnis — inventory of courses and grades
  • Greek: αναλυτική βαθμολογία (analytikí vathmología) — inventory of courses and grades
  • Hungarian: leckekönyv — inventory of courses and grades
  • Hungarian: index — inventory of courses and grades
  • Polish: indeks — inventory of courses and grades
  • Romanian: situație școlară — inventory of courses and grades
  • Russian: академическая справка (akademičeskaja spravka) — inventory of courses and grades
  • Spanish: expediente / historial / transcript académico — inventory of courses and grades
  • Spanish: constancia académica — inventory of courses and grades
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