different between verbatim vs verbalism

English

Etymology

Attested in English since 1481 (therefore considered a Middle English derivation by some): from Medieval Latin verb?tim (“word for word”), from Latin verbum (“word”) + -?tim (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v???be?.t?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /v??be?.t?m/

Adverb

verbatim (not comparable)

1. Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
   • 1971, Denis Mahon, Studies in Seicento Art and Theory, p317

     […] in several instances Mancini’s text is virtually reproduced verbatim by Bellori.¹²⁰

2. (obsolete) Orally; verbally.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• verbatim et literatim

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

verbatim (not comparable)

1. (of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
   • Date unknown: Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States, General Statement of Procedure for Verbatim Reporting of Proceedings in Senate Chamber, page five:
   • 1917, Andre? Ivanovich Shingarev, Russia and Her Allies: Extract from the Verbatim Report of the Imperial Duma, IV^th Session, 16^th Sitting, page 3:
   • 2002, Michael Quim Patton, Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, p381

     Ironically, verbatim note taking can interfere with listening attentively.

2. (of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
   • U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job:

     Some States require voice writers to pass a test and to earn State licensure. As a substitute for State licensure, the National Verbatim Reporters Association offers three national certifications to voice writers: Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR), the Certificate of Merit (CM), and Real-Time Verbatim Reporter (RVR). Earning these certifications is sufficient to be licensed in States where the voice method of court reporting is permitted.

Synonyms

• ((of a document) faithful to its original): word for word, to the letter

Derived terms

• nonverbatim
• verbatimness

Translations

Noun

verbatim (plural verbatims)

1. A word-for-word report of a speech.

Translations

See also

• ipsissima verba

References

Anagrams

• ambivert

French

Noun

verbatim m (plural verbatim)

1. verbatim

Adverb

verbatim

1. verbatim

Latin

Etymology

From verbum (“word”) +? -?tim.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u?er?ba?.tim/, [u??r?bä?t????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ver?ba.tim/, [v?r?b??t?im]

Adverb

verb?tim (not comparable)

1. verbatim, word for word

Descendants

• English: verbatim

References

• verbatim in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Adverb

verbatim (not comparable)

1. verbatim (word for word)

   Synonyms: à letra, palavra por palavra, ipsis litteris

English

Etymology

verbal +? -ism

Noun

verbalism (countable and uncountable, plural verbalisms)

1. The expression of a concept in words; the wording used in such an expression
2. The excessive use of words, often with little meaning

Romanian

Etymology

From French verbalisme

Noun

verbalism n (uncountable)

1. verbalism

Declension