Transcript Meaning
/ˈtɹænˌskɹɪpt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomething which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.
nounA copy of any kind; an imitation.
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Tom's absence was noted in the transcript.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The student requested a copy of her academic ____ to submit with her job application.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please provide a final ____ of your academic records as part of your application for the university project today.
Word Origin & History
From Latin transcriptum, from transcribere.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When he had finished she held out her hand for the transcript of the message that he had already made."
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
"The Grecian learning was but a transcript of the Chaldean and Egyptian."
— 1676, Joseph Glanvill, Against Confidence in Philosophy (in Essays on Several Important Subjects)
"Some transcripts were exclusively expressed in specific organs, such as female protarsus, whereas others were universally expressed, this varied expression profile may provide insights into the specific functions mediated by chemoreception proteins in insects."
— 2015 December 12, “Identification and Comparative Expression Profiles of Chemoreception Genes Revealed from Major Chemoreception Organs of the Rice Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
"The grading policy now specifies that all students enrolled before the spring 1982 semester in classes of less than 40 students will receive written evaluations, with either a nonletter grade (honors, pass or no credit) or a letter grade on their transcripts. Under the old system, the no-credit notation did not appear on the transcript."
— 1982 April 11, Timothy McDarrah, “THE LETTER-GRADE CONTROVERSY”, in The New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The student requested a copy of her academic ____ to submit with her job application.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please provide a final ____ of your academic records as part of your application for the university project today.