/ trænˈskrɪpʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] the act or process of representing sth in a written or printed form :
errors made in transcription
phonetic transcription
2.
[ C ] = transcript :
The full transcription of the interview is attached.
3.
[ C ] something that is represented in writing :
This dictionary gives phonetic transcriptions of all headwords.
4.
[ C ] a change in the written form of a piece of music so that it can be played on a different instrument or sung by a different voice
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French , or from Latin transcriptio(n-) , from the verb transcribere , from trans- across + scribere write.