verbatim
[ ver-bey-tim ]
/ vərˈbeɪ tɪm /
adverb
in exactly the same words; word for word: to repeat something verbatim.
adjective
corresponding word for word to the original source or text: a verbatim record of the proceedings.
skilled at recording or noting down speeches, proceedings, etc., with word-for-word accuracy: a verbatim stenographer.
Origin of verbatim
1475–85; < Medieval Latin
verbātim, equivalent to
verb(um) word +
-ātim adv. suffix
Words nearby verbatim
verbalism,
verbalist,
verbality,
verbalize,
verbascum,
verbatim,
verbatim et literatim,
verbena,
verbena family,
verbenaceous,
verbiage
Definition for verbatim (2 of 2)
verbatim et literatim
[ wer-bah-tim et lee-te-rah-tim; English ver-bey-tim et lit-uh-rey-tim ]
/ wɛrˈbɑ tɪm ɛt ˌli tɛˈrɑ tɪm; English vərˈbeɪ tɪm ɛt ˌlɪt əˈreɪ tɪm /
adverb Latin.
word for word and letter for letter; in exactly the same words.
Also
ver·ba·tim ac li·te·ra·tim
[wer-bah-tim ahk lee-te-rah-tim; English ver-bey-tim ak lit-uh-rey-tim] /wɛrˈbɑ tɪm ɑk ˌli tɛˈrɑ tɪm; English vərˈbeɪ tɪm æk ˌlɪt əˈreɪ tɪm/.
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British Dictionary definitions for verbatim
verbatim
/ (vɜːˈbeɪtɪm) /
adverb, adjective
using exactly the same words; word for word
Word Origin for verbatim
C15: from Medieval Latin: word by word, from Latin
verbum word