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TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of transcription

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  transcription
      n 1: something written, especially copied from one medium to
           another, as a typewritten version of dictation [syn:
           {transcription}, {written text}]
      2: (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a
         gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence
         of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of
         complementary DNA
      3: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a
         tape recording)
      4: the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music [syn:
         {arrangement}, {arranging}, {transcription}]
      5: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she
         watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" [syn:
         {recording}, {transcription}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
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