Meaning & use
university transcription
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Meanings
nouncountable
An official document from a university that lists a student's courses, grades, and degree awarded.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a university transcription' or 'university transcriptions' when talking about more than one.
Patterns
- request a university transcription
- receive a university transcription
- official university transcription
She ordered a university transcription to send to the graduate school.
The employer asked for an official university transcription as part of the application.
He lost his original university transcription and had to pay for a replacement.
noununcountable
The process of creating a written or printed copy of spoken words, such as lectures or interviews, often at a university.
Grammar: Uncountable: used without 'a' or 'an' when referring to the activity in general.
Patterns
- university transcription services
- university transcription of lectures
The department offers university transcription for students who need notes from recorded lectures.
She works in university transcription, converting audio files into text for research projects.
Word forms
| plural | university transcriptions |
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Common combinations
- official university transcription
- You must submit an official university transcription with your application.
- request a university transcription
- I requested a university transcription online and it arrived in three days.
- university transcription service
- The university transcription service charges a small fee for each copy.
- sealed university transcription
- The sealed university transcription must remain unopened until the admissions office receives it.
Synonyms and how they differ
- academic transcript
- This is the more common term for the official record of grades; 'university transcription' is less standard and sometimes refers to the process of transcribing.
- transcript
- A shorter, general word for any official record; it can also mean a written copy of spoken words, so context is needed.
Word family
- transcript noun
- A written or printed copy, especially an official academic record.
- transcribe verb
- To make a written copy of spoken words or audio.
Commonly confused: university transcription or transcription?
university transcription vs transcription
Transcription alone often means the act of writing down spoken words; 'university transcription' can mean either that process or, less commonly, an academic record.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'university transcription' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 0 correctly uses 'university transcription' as a noun phrase meaning an official academic record. Option 1 is wrong because 'transcription' is not a verb; the verb is 'transcribe'. Option 2 is wrong because a transcription is a document or process, not a person. Option 3 is wrong because 'transcription' cannot be used as a verb here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “university transcription”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.