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verbatim
/vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/
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What does verbatim mean?
adverb
- Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
adjective
- Corresponding with the original word for word.
- Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A word-for-word report of a speech.
adverb
- (obsolete) Orally; verbally.
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IPA pronunciation
/vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/
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I rang the bell and called for the weekly county paper, which contained a verbatim account of the inquest.
It is hard to say, from verbatim reports of the trial, where the matter of the indictment begins to be handled.
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Here is one, verbatim; and if any one can calculate the scale of charges, he has my envious admiration.
This is followed by ten or twelve enactments of the same kind, copied verbatim from the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy.
Little progress was made at first, but by steady perseverance the habit of attention became powerful, and the sermon was at length repeated almost verbatim.