Phrase guide

written record

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A written document containing a piece of information or a description of an event that is recorded on paper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: written account

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: record

Narrower terms: blotter, day book, police blotter, rap sheet, charge sheet, casebook, chronology, dossier, entry, log, note, paper trail, timecard, time sheet, transcript, copy, register, registry, minutes, proceedings, transactions, minute book, statute book, translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version, worksheet, Domesday Book, Doomsday Book

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