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TRANSCRIBE
(verb) convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
(verb) rewrite in a different script
"The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
synonyms : transliterate(verb) make a phonetic transcription of
"The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"
(verb) write out from speech, notes, etc.
"Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
(verb) rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
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Mnemonics for transcribe
(Tag: ) TRANSCRIBE = TRANSfer + SCRIBE(to write). So when you transfer some writings from one book to other it means you COPY the writings.
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-0 (Tag: ) Derived from the word TRANSCRIPT which means copy made from original.
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-0 (Tag: ) TRANSCRIBE and SCRIBE. Historians TRANSCRIBE (copy) the old manuscripts originally written by SCRIBES (writers) in the olden days.
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