verbatim

Meanings

• adjective

  Exact or word-for-word as spoken or written

  - "The witness testified verbatim."
  - "The text is a verbatim transcription of the interview."

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Pronunciation

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2. /vɚˈbeɪ.tɪm/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

to the letter , word for word , by heart , in so many words , word for word , wordmeal

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with verbatim
rhythmic , chymes , nymphs , gymnasium

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Homophones

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1. Verbeam (Latin) : Relating to or consisting of words.
   

2. Verbena () : A genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of verbatim that leads to same result
verbatim , verbatim ac litteratim , verbatim et litteratim

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Forms

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verbatimly, verbatimness, verbatimize

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Etymology

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From Latin verbatim, present participle of verbum 'a word'.

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Trivia

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1. Verbatim is an anagram of the word 'artibev'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Fidelity: The quality of being faithful to a promise, duty, or principle.

2. Transcription: The process of making a copy of an original document or recording.

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Quotes

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1. The {it}New York Times{/it} reported that recent posts lambasting legislation against Wal-Mart came "verbatim" from the retailer's p.r. firm.

   - Sally B. Donnelly et al.,{it}Time{/it},20 Mar. 2006

2. Some passages in the book are taken "verbatim" from the blog …

   - {it}Publishers Weekly{/it},13 June 2005

3. Around his eleventh year he compiled a sort of commonplace book in which he transcribed passages from his reading.  … But these entries aren't rendered "verbatim": [Arthur] Rimbaud expands and contracts his sources, plays with lines, exhibiting a very early, very organic sort of literary criticism.

   - Wyatt Mason,{it}Harper's{/it},October 2002

4. "My own anxieties about mortality are tempered just slightly," says [Ken] Burns (quoting, almost "verbatim", his introduction to "Jazz's" companion coffee-table book), "by the notion that if we continue to try hard, we'll have a chance to hear Louis blow Gabriel out of the clouds."

   - David Gates,{it}Newsweek{/it},8 Jan. 2001

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Culture

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Verbatim has been used extensively in literature and law to emphasize the importance of exact and faithful reproduction of words. In poetry, it is used to describe a poetic technique where the poet attempts to render the exact sound and meaning of the original text.

How to Memorize "verbatim"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tape recorder or a typewriter to help remember the meaning of verbatim as 'exact or word-for-word'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word verbatim with the image of a lawyer holding up a transcript in court.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Verbatim: Very Exact Reproduction Before And After Transcription' to remember the meaning.

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