noun
transcription
tran-SKRIHP-shuhn
noun
1
The act of converting speech or recorded sound into written text.
"The transcription of the interview took several hours."
"She works as a freelance medical transcription specialist."
2
(biology) The process by which a cell copies DNA into RNA.
"Transcription is the first step in making a protein from a gene."
How to Use Transcription
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWriting down speech or recordings as text, or (in biology) copying DNA into RNA.
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Word Forms
transcriptions plural
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Etymology
From Middle French "transcription," ultimately from Latin "transcriptio."