verbatim

  1. Adverb.  Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
  2. Adjective.  (context, of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
  3. Adjective.  (context, of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
  4. Noun.  A word-for-word report of a speech.

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