verbatim
English
WOTD – 11 December 2007
Etymology
Attested in English since 1481[1] (therefore considered a Middle English derivation by some[2]): from Medieval Latin verbātim (“word for word”)[1][2][3][4], from Latin verbum (“word”)[1][2][3][4] + -ātim (adverbial suffix)[4].
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/[3]
- (US) IPA(key): /vɚˈbeɪ.tɪm/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file)
Adverb
verbatim (not comparable)
- Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
- I have copied his speech verbatim, so this is exactly what he said, word for word.
- 1971, Denis Mahon, Studies in Seicento Art and Theory, p317
- […] in several instances Mancini’s text is virtually reproduced verbatim by Bellori.120
- (obsolete) Orally; verbally.
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:
- I […] am not able
Verbatim to rehearse the method of my pen
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Synonyms
Synonyms
- in so many words
- word for word
- by heart
- wordmeal
Derived terms
- verbatim et literatim
Related terms
Related terms
- gradatim
- literatim
- seriatim
Translations
word for word
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Adjective
verbatim (not comparable)
- (of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
- Date unknown: Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States, General Statement of Procedure for Verbatim Reporting of Proceedings in Senate Chamber, page five:
- 1917, Andreĭ Ivanovich Shingarev, Russia and Her Allies: Extract from the Verbatim Report of the Imperial Duma, IVth Session, 16th Sitting, page 3:
- 2002, Michael Quim Patton, Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, p381
- Ironically, verbatim note taking can interfere with listening attentively.
- (of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
- U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job:
- Some States require voice writers to pass a test and to earn State licensure. As a substitute for State licensure, the National Verbatim Reporters Association offers three national certifications to voice writers: Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR), the Certificate of Merit (CM), and Real-Time Verbatim Reporter (RVR). Earning these certifications is sufficient to be licensed in States where the voice method of court reporting is permitted.
- U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job:
Synonyms
- ((of a document) faithful to its original): word for word, to the letter
Derived terms
- nonverbatim
- verbatimness
Translations
of a document: word for word
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of a person: skilled in faithful transcription
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Noun
verbatim (plural verbatims)
- A word-for-word report of a speech.
Translations
word-for-word report
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See also
- ipsissima verba
References
- Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1·1)
Anagrams
- ambivert
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
verbatim m (plural verbatim)
- verbatim
Adverb
verbatim
- verbatim
Latin
Etymology
From verbum (“word”) + -ātim.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯erˈbaː.tim/, [u̯ɛrˈbäːt̪ɪ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /verˈba.tim/, [verˈbäːt̪im]
Adverb
verbātim (not comparable)
- verbatim, word for word
Descendants
- English: verbatim
References
- verbatim in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Adverb
verbatim (not comparable)
- verbatim (word for word)
- Synonyms: à letra, palavra por palavra, ipsis litteris