what does record mean?
RECORD as NOUN
- Meaning
- the sum of recognized accomplishments
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- the lawyer has a good record
- the track record shows that he will be a good president
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- an extreme attainment
- the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
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- he tied the Olympic record
- coffee production last year broke all previous records
- Chicago set the homicide record
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves
- formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves
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Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
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- he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court
- the prostitute had a record a mile long
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
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- Al Smith used to say, `Let’’s look at the record”
- his name is in all the recordbooks
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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- the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
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- they could find no record of the purchase
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
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- at 9-0 they have the best record in their league
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
RECORD as VERB
- Meaning
- be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
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- This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
- We memorialized the Dead
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- indicate a certain reading
- of gauges and instruments
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- The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
- The gauge read `empty”
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- They recorded her singing
Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a record of
- set down in permanent form
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Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- Did you register any change when I pressed the button?
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