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verbatim

Pronunciation: [vərˈbeɪtɪm]

Word

Context: “communication”

(adverb) exactly as it was said or written, without any changes. If you repeat something verbatim, you say it the same way it was originally said, word for word.

Example

She quoted the poem verbatim in her presentation.

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He didn't repeat what I said verbatim; he changed a few words.

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Can you repeat the instructions verbatim so I don't miss anything?

Context: “communication”

(adjective) describing something that is an exact copy of what was spoken or written. If something is verbatim, it matches the original word for word.

Example

The transcript was a verbatim account of the meeting.

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The summary was not verbatim; it left out important details.

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Is the document a verbatim copy of the original letter?

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