■ noun
1》 a piece of evidence about the past, especially a written or other permanent account.
↘ Law an official report of the proceedings and judgement in a court.
2》 a person or thing's previous conduct or performance: the team kept their unbeaten home ~.
↘a criminal ~.
3》 the best performance or most remarkable event of its kind.
4》 a thin plastic disc carrying ~ed sound in grooves on each surface, for reproduction by a ~ player.
↘a piece or collection of music reproduced on such a disc or on another medium.
5》 Computing a number of related items of information handled as a unit.
■ verb
1》 make a ~ of.
↘state or express officially.
2》 convert (sound, a broadcast, etc.) into permanent form for later reproduction or broadcast.
Phrases
for the ~ so that the true facts are ~ed or known.
on ~ officially measured and noted.
on (or off ) the ~ made (or not made) as an official or attributable statement.
put (or set ) the ~ straight correct a misapprehension.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ing noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~ 'remembrance', from ~er 'bring to remembrance', from L. ~ari 'remember', based on cor , cord- 'heart'.