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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tran•scribe /trænˈskraɪb/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -scribed, -scrib•ing. 
  1. to make a written or printed copy of (spoken material):to transcribe a lecture.
  2. to write out in another language or alphabet;
    translate.
  3. to make a recording of (a program, etc.) for broadcasting.
  4. Music and Danceto make a musical transcription of.
tran•scrib•er, n. [countable]See -scrib-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tran•scribe  (tran skrīb),USA pronunciation v.t., -scribed, -scrib•ing. 
  1. to make a written copy, esp. a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
  2. to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.).
  3. to write out in another language or alphabet;
    translate or transliterate:to transcribe Chinese into English characters.
  4. [Phonet.]to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic or phonemic symbols.
  5. [Radio.]to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting.
  6. [Music.]to arrange (a composition) for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
  7. Geneticsto effect genetic transcription of (a DNA molecule template).
  • Latin trānscrībere to copy off, equivalent. to trāns- trans- + scrībere to write. See scribe
  • 1545–55
tran•scrib er, n. 

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