Word of the Day: Verbatim
ver-ba-tim / vərˈbādəm
adverb
1. in the exact same words
I will never repeat something verbatim on the air unless I know it’s accurate.
Al Michaels, 1944-
adjective
1. word-for-word; corresponding to the exact same words being quoted
True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, 1836-1907
2. skilled at recording or remembering words or events exactly as they occurred
I was helped by having a verbatim memory of what happened years ago, even if I can’t remember what happened a couple of days ago.
James Herriot, 1916-1995
Etymology
First recorded in the late 15th century, verbatim is a Latin word meaning ‘word for word’. It comes from the Latin verbum, meaning ‘word’. It was first recorded as an adjective in 1737.
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