transcript
Other forms: transcripts
A transcript is a written record of something. You could read a transcript of a speech or a transcript of all the classes a student has attended at a school (yawn).
The word script in transcript is a clue that this word means something written. One type of transcript is a record of something spoken, such as a transcript of testimony given in court. Newspapers will often publish transcripts of major speeches by the President. Also, a transcript is a type of record, especially from a school. When applying for jobs, you might need to ask your college to send a transcript: an official record of your classes and grades.
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something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech“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”type of:piece of writing, writing, written materialthe work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
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a reproduction of a written recordsynonyms: copy
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an official record of a student’s coursework and academic performancetype of:recordanything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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Here are 33 words that will help you survive on a college campus, looking cool and "in the know." So, if someone wants to meet you on the quad, you'll know where to go. Or, if someone tells you that you've matriculated, you won't be scared.
Before you can answer a question on the PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy section, you first need to know what the question is asking. Learn this list of 70 words that we extracted from a PARCC practice test's directions, question stems, and answer options.
Learn these words derives from the Latin verb scribere, meaning "write."