From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishverbatimver‧ba‧tim /vɜːˈbeɪtɪm $ vɜːr-/ adjective, adverb formal EXACTrepeating the actual words that were spoken or written SYN word-for-wordverbatim account/quote/report etc a verbatim account of our conversation Their stories were taped and transcribed verbatim.
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verbatim• She recited the speech verbatim.• a verbatim quoteverbatim account/quote/report etc• Typically this involves writing down lots of verbatim quotes and also making notes on any non-verbal goings-on.• She said little about herself, instead giving me colourful, often verbatim accounts of everyone else.• Unfortunately the two verbatim reports of what was said slightly disagreed with each other.Origin verbatim (1400-1500) Medieval Latin Latin verbum; → VERB 