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transcript

/ˈtrænskrɪpt/·트랜스크립트·noun
a written copy of spoken words; an academic record
LatinCEFR B2
Root
trans- (across) + Latin 'scribere' (to write)
Latin transcribere (write across, copy) → Middle French transcript → English transcript
In a word

trans- (across) + script (write) = 'write across, copy over'. Turn speech into text — a transcript. Move grades from one school to another — also a transcript. The targets differ; the act doesn't — one "copying-across". That visa-application word is, by root, the medieval copyist's job.

Examples
We need a transcript of the interview.
Please attach your university transcript.
The court released the trial transcript.
Related
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