transcription, транскрипция: [ -dē-ən(t)-sē ]
noun
( plural -cies )
Date: 1597
1. : the quality or state of being suited to the end in view : suitability , fitness
2. obsolete
a. : haste , dispatch
b. : an enterprise requiring haste or caution
3. : adherence to expedient means and methods
put more emphasis on expediency than on principle — W. H. Jones
4. : a means of achieving a particular end : expedient
• ex·pe·di·en·tial -ˌspē-dē-ˈen-chəl adjective