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verbatim

TRANSLITERATION verbatimPRONUNCIATION /vɜːrˈbeɪtəm/

in exactly the same words; word for word

DATE: 15th century–today
SENSE: exact wording adverb
FAMILY: Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:1:verbatim:attested:sense:exact-wording-adverb

The adjective use is separately reported from 1613.

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Medieval Latin · Medieval Latin · word by word adverb

verbātim

word for word

SOUND: English verbatim borrows Medieval Latin verbatim with learned stress and pronunciation adaptation.
MEANING: Word for word remains the core adverbial meaning; adjective use develops later in English.
CHRONOLOGY: The adverb is reported from the fifteenth century and the adjective from 1613.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Verbatim — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsWord History and First Known Use

Supplies the Medieval Latin source, English adverb horizon, and later adjective date.

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

SOURCE-REPORTEDlexicographic first useestablished

15th century

Merriam-Webster first-known-use report for adverbial verbatim

Century-level source report; no underlying fifteenth-century object was directly inspected.

verbatim dossier · recorded as verbatim

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