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verbatim [vɜːˈbeɪtɪm] adv & adj
using exactly the same words; word for word [from Medieval Latin: word by word, from Latin verbum word] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
verbatim adverb exactly, to the letter, word for word, closely, precisely, literally, faithfully, rigorously, in every detail, letter for letter The president's speeches are reproduced verbatim in the state-run newspapers. adjective word for word, exact, literal, close, precise, faithful, line by line, unabridged, unvarnished, undeviating, unembellished He gave me a verbatim report of the entire conversation. Translations verbatim [vɜːrˈbeɪtɪm] adj [report, account] → in extenso; [quotation] → mot pour mot adv → mot pour mot verbatim [vɜːˈbeɪtɪm] adv & adj → parola per parola verbatim [vɜːˈbeɪtɪm] adv & adj → parola per parola How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The skeleton dimensions I shall now proceed to set down are copied verbatim from my right arm, where I had them tattooed; as in my wild wanderings at that period, there was no other secure way of preserving such valuable statistics. There is a verbatim account of a report made to me by your Brigadier-General, in which it seems that in the fighting under his command you were three times apparently taken prisoner, three times you apparently escaped; the information which you brought back led to at least two disasters; the information which exactly at the time you were absent seemed to come miraculously into the hands of the enemy, resulted in even greater trouble for us. I cannot reproduce it verbatim, for I had no after opportunity of refreshing my memory. |
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