transcript
Americannoun
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a written, typewritten, or printed copy; something transcribed or made by transcribing.
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an exact copy or reproduction, especially one having an official status.
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an official report supplied by a school on the record of an individual student, listing subjects studied, grades received, etc.
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a form of something as rendered from one alphabet or language into another.
noun
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a written, typed, or printed copy or manuscript made by transcribing
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education an official record of a student's school progress and achievements
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any reproduction or copy
Etymology
Origin of transcript
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin trānscrīptum “thing copied,” noun use of neuter of past participle of trānscrībere “to copy off,” literally, “to write across”; see transcribe
Explanation
A transcript is a written record of something. You could read a transcript of a speech or a transcript of all the classes a student has attended at a school (yawn). The word script in transcript is a clue that this word means something written. One type of transcript is a record of something spoken, such as a transcript of testimony given in court. Newspapers will often publish transcripts of major speeches by the President. Also, a transcript is a type of record, especially from a school. When applying for jobs, you might need to ask your college to send a transcript: an official record of your classes and grades.
Vocabulary lists containing transcript
The Vocabulary of College
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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The Write Stuff: Scrib, Script
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Example Sentences
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Transcript withholding was never an especially effective collection tool for schools, researchers have found.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
A Boston Evening Transcript ad from 1895 promoted chairs that “keep you in excellent temper and spirits. You meet your customers with an easy, rested look.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
“It was a travesty,” she told Transcript Magazine, a publication of her alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley, Law School, in 2009.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022
Asa Greene, editor of the New York Transcript, recalled in 1837 how everyone seemed caught up in the stories:
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2022
Transcript of a taped interview with Sybil Pulaski, November 12.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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