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# transcription

noun (a transcription, transcriptions; transcription — uncountable)

«transcription» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A transcription is a written copy of something that was spoken, recorded or written somewhere else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#m1)
2. Transcription is the act of writing down speech or copying a text. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#m2)
3. (language) A phonetic transcription writes how words sound using special symbols, like in a dictionary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#m3)
4. (music) A transcription is a piece of music rewritten for different instruments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#m4)
5. (science) In biology, transcription is the copying of information from DNA in a cell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#m5)

### In the lessons

In lessons it is how interviews, speeches and old documents are written down; dictionaries give a transcription showing pronunciation. In history, scholars make transcriptions of old handwriting. Phrases: a transcription of the interview, phonetic transcription, make a transcription.

### Examples

- The teacher gave us a transcription of the radio interview. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#x1)
- Read the transcription of the king's speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#x2)
- The dictionary shows the transcription of every word in special symbols. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#x3)
- Volunteers made a transcription of the old diaries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#x4)
- The band played a transcription of a piano piece for guitars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#x5)
- In cells, transcription copies a message from DNA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/#x6)

### Note

Verb: transcribe (transcribes, transcribed, transcribing). Note: transcribe has a b, transcription has a p. Do not confuse with «translation» (changing words into another language): a transcription keeps the same language.

## In Jewish tradition

In lessons it is how interviews, speeches and old documents are written down; dictionaries give a transcription showing pronunciation. In history, scholars make transcriptions of old handwriting. Phrases: a transcription of the interview, phonetic transcription, make a transcription.

### Examples

- PARTIAL: English Wikisource transcription (proofread from Index:Sepher Yetzirah.djvu) — only Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and the text (chapters I-VI). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transcription/#x1)

### Note

Verb: transcribe (transcribes, transcribed, transcribing). Note: transcribe has a b, transcription has a p. Do not confuse with «translation» (changing words into another language): a transcription keeps the same language.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «transcription» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transcription/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«transcription» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/transcription.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «transcription» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transcription/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«transcription» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/transcription.html) on Mova free.