transcription
part of speech
noun (a transcription, transcriptions; transcription — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A transcription is a written copy of something that was spoken, recorded or written somewhere else. tree →
2) Transcription is the act of writing down speech or copying a text. tree →
3) (language) A phonetic transcription writes how words sound using special symbols, like in a dictionary. tree →
4) (music) A transcription is a piece of music rewritten for different instruments. tree →
5) (science) In biology, transcription is the copying of information from DNA in a cell. tree →
sense in the lessons
In lessons it is how interviews, speeches and old documents are written down; dictionaries give a transcription showing pronunciation. In history, scholars make transcriptions of old handwriting. Phrases: a transcription of the interview, phonetic transcription, make a transcription.
examples
- PARTIAL: English Wikisource transcription (proofread from Index:Sepher Yetzirah.djvu) — only Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and the text (chapters I-VI). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- The teacher gave us a transcription of the radio interview. tree →
- Read the transcription of the king's speech. tree →
- The dictionary shows the transcription of every word in special symbols. tree →
- Volunteers made a transcription of the old diaries. tree →
- The band played a transcription of a piano piece for guitars. tree →
- In cells, transcription copies a message from DNA. tree →
note
Verb: transcribe (transcribes, transcribed, transcribing). Note: transcribe has a b, transcription has a p. Do not confuse with «translation» (changing words into another language): a transcription keeps the same language.
Trees and pragmatics
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