transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlē-ə-ˌzän, lē-ˈā-, ÷ˈlā-ə- ]
noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from lier, from Old French
Date: circa 1648
1. : a binding or thickening agent used in cooking
2.
a. : a close bond or connection : interrelationship
b. : an illicit sexual relationship : affair 3a
3.
a. : communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation (as between parts of an armed force)
b. : one that establishes and maintains liaison
4. : the pronunciation of an otherwise absent consonant sound at the end of the first of two consecutive words the second of which begins with a vowel sound and follows without pause