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noun

Something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation. Synonym: written text.

(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA.

A sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording).

The act of arranging and adapting a piece of music. Synonyms: arrangement, arranging.

The act of making a record (especially an audio record). Synonym: recording.

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... originally embraced fifteen folios of the king's letters to foreign powers, and some folios of his letters on the crown estates; but these are lost. The thirty-first volume of the extant portion of the Registratur does not properly belong there, being a transcription of Claes Christersson's letters to Gustavus in 1558-1561. Of the Registratur, ten volumes have now been published, extending through the ...

— The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa • Paul Barron Watson

... quite correct. The title in the MS. runs "The Choise of Valentines," and Dr. Grosart purports to give the first eighteen lines, but in transcription ...

— The Choise of Valentines - Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo • Thomas Nash

... about with her. I will just peep in at her now, and see if she has everything she wants." She rose from her sofa and went to Lily's room, whence she did not return for nearly three quarters of an hour. By this time Elmore had got out his notes, and, in their transcription and classification, had fallen into forgetfulness of his troubles. His wife closed the door behind her, and said in a low voice, little above a whisper, as she sank very quietly into a chair, "Well, it ...

— A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories • William D. Howells

... seven other statements, of which the transcription in their true objectivity, in all their quality of space would be over-fastidious, would draw to a great length, and divert the thread of this curious process—a narrative which, according to ancient precepts, should go straight to the fact, like a bull to ...

— Droll Stories, Volume 2 • Honore de Balzac

... in the original. The original spelling and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of obvious errors which have been corrected by reference to the 1587 edition of which the original is a transcription. ...

— Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (2 of 12) - William Rufus • Raphael Holinshed

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