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record

/ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/ noun

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noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about record at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events.
    the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques
  2. Sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove.
  3. The number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had.
    at 9-0 they have the best record in their league

verb

  1. Make a record of; set down in permanent form.
  2. Register electronically.
    They recorded her singing
  3. Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.
    The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero

Origin

From Middle English recorde, borrowed from Old French record, from recorder. See record.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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