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record

UK /ɹɪˈkɔːd/US /ɹɪˈkɔɹd/

verb 8
/ˈɹɛk.ɚd/ noun 7
/ˈɹɛk.ɚd/ adjective 1
forms 6
phrases 7

verb8

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to write down facts or save them as sound or pictures so that they are kept for later
- I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.
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To make an audio or video recording of.
- Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.
To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
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To give legal status to by making an official public record.
- When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.
(no longer used) To repeat; to practice.
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(no longer used) To sing or repeat a tune.
- Come Berecynthia, let vs in likewise, And heare the Nightingale record hir notes. — 1595
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(no longer used) To reflect; to ponder.
- […] he was […] carried to the Scaffold on the Tower-hill […], himself praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before had read. — 1655

record

UK /ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/US /ˈɹɛk.ɚd/

noun7

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information about events or facts, kept in writing, pictures or sound so that people can use it later
- The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.
- The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime.
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the highest or lowest amount ever known, often the best result anyone has ever had in a competition
- The heat and humidity were both new records.
- Australia set a record of 10 back-to-back T20I wins.
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Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
- We have no record of you making this payment to us.
- My remarks were struck from the record.
one or more songs or other pieces of music made available to the public together, such as an album
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a flat round disk that holds music or other sound in a long groove and is played by turning it under a needle
- I still like records better than CDs.
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a set of facts about one person or thing, kept together, often in a computer system
- Pull up the record on John Smith. What's his medical history?
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A data structure similar to a struct, in some programming languages such as C and Java based on classes and designed for storing immutable data.
- The new record type provides another solution. A record is a class-like construct for data classes, a restricted form of class like enums and annotations. — 2020

adjective[before a noun]1

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Enough to break previous records and set a new one; world-class; historic.
- "But it's far worse for me," said Edmund, "because you'll at least have a room of your own and I shall have to share a bedroom with that record stinker, Eustace." — 1952

forms

recorded · recordedst · recording · recordeth · records · recordest

Phrases with record

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