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tran·scribe / tranˈskrīb/ • v. [tr.] put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form: each interview was taped and transcribed. ∎  transliterate (foreign characters) or write or type out (shorthand, notes, or other abbreviated forms) into ordinary characters or full sentences. ∎  arrange (a piece of music) for a different instrument, voice, or group of these: his largest early work was transcribed for organ. ∎  Biochem. synthesize (a nucleic acid, typically RNA) using an existing nucleic acid, typically DNA, as a template, thus copying the genetic information in the latter.DERIVATIVES: tran·scrib·er n.

transcribe

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transcribe make a copy of XVI; transliterate XVII. — L. transcrībere, f. TRANS- + scrībere write.
So transcript XIII. ME. transcrit — (O)F., later (XV) assim. to L. transcriptum, sb. use of n. pp. of transcrībere. transcription XVI. — F. or late L.

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