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verbatim

/vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/

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What does verbatim mean?

adverb

  1. Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

adjective

  1. Corresponding with the original word for word.
  2. Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. A word-for-word report of a speech.

adverb

  1. (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.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661
It is hard to say, from verbatim reports of the trial, where the matter of the indictment begins to be handled.
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488
More book examples (3)
Here is one, verbatim; and if any one can calculate the scale of charges, he has my envious admiration.
Robert Louis StevensonThe Silverado SquattersProject Gutenberg ebook #516
This is followed by ten or twelve enactments of the same kind, copied verbatim from the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
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.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935