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English

Pronunciation
Noun:
*(RP): r�'kôd, /�r�.k��d/, /<tt>"rE.kO:d</tt>/
*US: r�'k�rd, /�r�.k�d/, /<tt>"rE.k@`d</tt>/
*audio|en-us-record-noun.ogg|Audio (US), noun
*audio|en-us-record-noun.ogg|Audio (US), adjective
Verb:
*(RP): rĭ'kôd, /rɪ�k��d/, /<tt>rI"kO:d</tt>/ or r�'kôd, /r��k��d/, /<tt>r@"kO:d</tt>/
*US: r�'kôrd, /r�.�k�rd/, /<tt>r@."kO`d/</tt>
*audio|en-us-record-verb.ogg|Audio (US), verb
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d|-��(r)d

Etymology
From OF. record, from verb recorder#French|recorder "to record".

Noun
en-noun

1. Information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

#:The person had a record of the event in her memory in her brain.
#:The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime.''

1. 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.

1. A vinyl disc on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.

#:I still like records better than CDs.

1. computing A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
2. The most extreme known value of some achievement, particularly in competitive events.

#:The heat and humidity were both new records.
#:The team set a new record for most points scored in a quarter.

Synonyms
(information put into a lasting physical medium):
(vinyl disk): disc/disk
(most extreme known value):

Derived terms
record-breaking
public record
world record

Translations
trans-top|information put into a lasting physical medium
Chinese: 纪� (chàngpi�n)
Danish: optegnelse, dokument
Finnish: tallenne
Greek: εγγ�α�ή (engrafi) f, κα�αγ�α�ή (katagrafi) f
trans-mid
French: enregistrement m
Lithuanian: įrašas m
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trans-top|vinyl disc/disk
Chinese: �� (jìlù)
Czech: deska f
Danish: plade, grammofonplade
Finnish: äänilevy, LP-levy, levy
French: disque m
Greek: δί�κο� (diskos) m, βιν�λιο (vinilio) n
trans-mid
Hungarian: lemez
Italian: disco#Italian|disco m
Lithuanian: diskas m, plokštel� f
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trans-top|computing: set of data relating to a single individual or item
Czech: záznam f
Danish: post
Finnish: tietue
French: enregistrement m
Greek: εγγ�α�ή (engrafi) f
trans-mid
Lithuanian: įrašas m
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trans-top|most extreme known value of some achievement
Arabic: ARchar|ر�� ��اس� IPAchar|(ráqam qe�si) m
Chinese: 纪� (jìlù)
Czech: rekord m
Danish: rekord
Dutch: record m
Finnish: ennätys
French: record#French|record m
German: Rekord m
Greek: �εκ�� (rekor) n
trans-mid
Hungarian: csúcs
Italian: primato m
Japanese: ���� (�������, saik� kiroku)
Korean: 기� (girok)
Lithuanian: rekordas m
Portuguese: recorde m
Russian: �еко�д (rekórd) m
Spanish: récord m
Swedish: rekord c
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To make a record of information.

#: I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.

1. transitive Specifically, to make an audio or video recording of.

#: Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.

1. transitive law To give legal status to by making an official public record.

#: When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.

1. intransitive To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
2. intransitive To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.

Translations
trans-top|make a record of
Arabic: ARchar|سج� (sájjala)
Chinese: � (lù)
Czech: zaznamenat
Danish: optegne, registrere
Dutch: optekenen
Finnish: tallentaa, taltioida
French: enregistrer
German: eintragen
Greek: κα�αγ�ά�� (katagrafo), αναγ�ά�� (anagrafo)
trans-mid
Hungarian: feljegyezni
Italian: registrare
Japanese: ���� (�����, kiroku suru)
Korean: 기��� (girokhada)
Portuguese: registrar
Russian: запи��ва�� (zapísyvat�)
Spanish: registrar, anotar
Swedish: anteckna
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trans-top|make an audio or video recording of
Danish: optage, indspille
Finnish: tallentaa, nauhoittaa, äänittää
Greek: εγγ�ά�� (engrafo), γ�ά�� (grafo)
trans-mid
Portuguese: gravar
Spanish: grabar
Swedish: spela in
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trans-top|give legal status to by making an official public record
Danish: bevidne, markere
trans-mid
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trans-top|(intransitive) make audio or video recording
Danish: indspille
Spanish: grabar
trans-mid
Swedish: spela in
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Derived terms
recorder
recording

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English heteronyms

French

Etymology
From E. #Noun|record.

Noun
en-noun

1. #Noun|record (most extreme known value of some achievement)

#: Le record du saut en hauteur a été battu par Javier Sotomayor en 1993.

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