n. 1. Something transcribed, especially a written, typewritten, or printed copy: the transcript of court testimony. 2. A record of a student's academic performance issued by an institution of learning. 3. Biology A sequence of RNA produced by transcription. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin trānscrīptum, from Latin, neuter past participle of trānscrībere, to transcribe; see TRANSCRIBE.] |
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