transcribe

Put in writing

To transcribe is to convert speech or audio into written text: The assistant transcribed the meeting.

It also means to copy something from one written form to another: monks transcribing manuscripts.

In music, to transcribe is to arrange a piece for a different instrument or voice.

In biology, transcription is the process by which genetic information in DNA is copied to RNA.

dictation

stenography

Compressed symbolic writing system

dictation · speech-to-text · captioning · subtitles · deposition · testimony · minutes · interview · dictaphone · note-taking

document

copy

Identical reproduction made

codex · folio · calligraphy · palimpsest · reproduction · duplicate · facsimile · archive · record · ledger

linguistics

phonetic

Relating to speech sounds

orthography · diacritics · phoneme · vowel · consonant · syllable · alphabet · pinyin · hiragana · katakana

notation

score

Numerical standing in competition

  • clefStaff pitch indicator
  • staffOrganization's workers collectively
  • notationSystem of written symbols

time-signature · notes · rests · flat · sharp · natural · dynamics · articulation · tempo · arranger

Categories
Opposites
recording vs. ignoring

transcribeignore

Refuse to notice

disregard · neglect · overlook · delete · erase

faithful reproduction vs. alteration

transcribeparaphrase

Restatement in new words

summarize · abridge · condense · distort · misquote

written output vs. oral/spoken output

transcriberecite

Speak from memory

perform · read aloud · speak · orate · vocalize

Phrases
Family

transcript, transcription, transcribed, transcriber, transcribing, transcribes, transcripts, transcriptions, transcribers

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