on-record

[ on-rek-erd, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˌrɛk ərd, ˈɔn- /

adjective

intended for publication, especially as news: an on-record comment.
official or public: on-record policy.

Definition for on record (2 of 2)

Origin of record

1175–1225; 1875–80 for def 17; (v.) Middle English recorden < Old French recorder < Latin recordārī to remember, recollect ( re- re- + cord- (stem of cors) heart + -ārī infinitive ending); (noun) Middle English record(e) < Old French, derivative of recorder; compare Medieval Latin recordum

OTHER WORDS FROM record

re·cord·a·ble, adjective rec·ord·less, adjective un·re·cord·a·ble, adjective well-re·cord·ed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for on record

record

noun (ˈrɛkɔːd)

verb (rɪˈkɔːd) (mainly tr)

Derived forms of record

recordable, adjective

Word Origin for record

C13: from Old French recorder to call to mind, from Latin recordārī to remember, from re- + cor heart

Medical definitions for on record

record
[ rĭ-kôrd ]

v.

To set down for preservation in writing or other permanent form.
To register or indicate.

n.

Idioms and Phrases with on record (1 of 2)

on record

see go on record.

Idioms and Phrases with on record (2 of 2)

record

see break the record; go on record; just for the record; off the record; set (the record) straight; track record.