transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-ən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English sioun, from Old French cion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cīth sprout, shoot, Old High German kīdi
Date: 13th century
1. : a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft
2.
a. : descendant , child ; especially : a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family
b. : heir 1
scion of a railroad empire