Record Definition
- stated
- not for publication
- secret
- unofficial
- confidential
- issue a public statement
- state
- attest
- take
- canned music
- transcription
- recording wire
- wax plate
- phonograph record
- compact disk
- To embrace a certain position publicly:
go on record in favor of the mayor's reelection.
- Not for publication:
The senator told the reporters that his remarks were strictly off the record.
- Known to have been stated or to have taken a certain position:
The senator's opposition to the new legislation is on record.
- to state one's opinions publicly or officially
- repeating the same words or message over in a mechanical or tiresome way
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Record
- go on record
- off the record
- on record
- go on record
- like a broken record
- off the record
- on (the) record
Origin of Record
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From Middle English recorden (“to repeat, to report"), from Old French recorder (“to get by heart"), from Latin recordārÄ«, present active infinitive of recordor (“remember, call to mind"), from re- (“back, again") + cor (“heart; mind").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English recorden from Old French recorder from Latin recordārī to remember re- re- cor cord- heart kerd- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English recorden (“to repeat, to report"), from Old French record, from recorder. See record (verb).
From Wiktionary
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