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verbatim

/vəɹˈbeɪ.tɪm/ adjective C2
  1. Corresponding with the original word for word.
  2. Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
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Well, I won’t read it verbatim, since you feel so strongly upon the subject.
The Valley of Fear, p. 81 · C1
I still retain an almost verbatim report of the interview in which he demonstrated the true facts of the case to Monsieur Dubuque of the Paris police, and Fritz von Waldbaum, the well-known specialist of Dantzig, both of whom had wasted their energies upon what proved to be side-issues.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 55 · B2
When students type notes on a laptop, they often transcribe lectures verbatim without genuinely processing the underlying concepts and complex ideas.
The Disappearing Signature, p. 1 · C1

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