I. və(r)ˈbā]d.ə̇m, ˌvərˈb-, və̄ˈb-, vəiˈb-, ]tə̇m sometimes -ba]\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin verbum word — more at word
1. : word for word : in the same words
that irritating and unforgivable habit of reporting conversations verbatim — Times Literary Supplement
2. : note for note
in ragtime are often repeated verbatim or else varied by slight changes in figuration — Rudi Blesh
II. adjective
1. : reproduced from or repeating an original source word for word : following the original exactly
the stenographers who take down the verbatim record — J.F.J.Gillen
2. : skilled in taking down a speech, report, or proceedings word for word
a verbatim reporter
III. noun
( -s )
: an account, translation, or report that follows an original word for word