transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtāl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English talu; akin to Old Norse tala talk
Date: before 12th century
1. obsolete : discourse , talk
2.
a. : a series of events or facts told or presented : account
b.
(1) : a report of a private or confidential matter
dead men tell no tale s
(2) : a libelous report or piece of gossip
3.
a. : a usually imaginative narrative of an event : story
b. : an intentionally untrue report : falsehood
always preferred the tale to the truth — Sir Winston Churchill
4.
a. : count , tally
b. : total