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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RECORD', v.t. [L. recorder, to call to mind, to remember, from re and cor, cordis, the heart or mind.]
1. To register; to enroll; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic or correct evidence of a thing; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record a deed or lease; to record historical events.
2. To imprint deeply on the mind or memory; as, to record the sayings of another in the heart.
3. To cause to be remembered.
So ev'n and morn recorded the third day.
4. To recite; to repeat. [Not in use.]
5. To call to mind. [Not in use.]
RECORD', v.i. To sing or repeat a tune. [Not in use.]
REC'ORD, n.
1. A register; an authentic or official copy of any writing, or account of any facts and proceedings, entered in a book for preservation; or the book containing such copy or account; as the records of statutes or of judicial courts; the records of a town or parish. Records are properly the registers of official transactions, made by officers appointed for the purpose, or by the officer whose proceedings are directed by law to be recorded.
2. Authentic memorial; as the records of past ages.
Court of record, is a court whose acts and judicial proceedings are enrolled on parchment or in books for a perpetual memorial; and their records are the highest evidence of facts, and their truth cannot be called in question.
Debt of record, is a debt which appears to be due by the evidence of a court of record, as upon a judgment or a recognizance.
Trial by record, is where a matter of record is pleaded and the opposite party pleads that there is no such record. In this case, the trial is by inspection of the record itself, no other evidence being admissible.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
2: sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove [syn: phonograph record, phonograph recording, record, disk, disc, platter]
3: the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
4: the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president" [syn: record, track record]
5: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books" [syn: record, record book, book]
6: an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record"
7: a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"
8: a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long" [syn: criminal record, record] v
1: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: record, enter, put down]
2: register electronically; "They recorded her singing" [syn: record, tape] [ant: delete, erase]
3: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record]
4: be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" [syn: record, register]
5: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" [syn: commemorate, memorialize, memorialise, immortalize, immortalise, record]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, literally, to recall, from Anglo-French recorder, from Latin recordari, from re- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to set down in writing ; furnish written evidence of (2) to deposit an authentic official copy of <record a deed> b. to state for or as if for the record <voted in favor but recorded certain reservations> c. (1) to register permanently by mechanical means <earthquake shocks recorded by a seismograph> (2) indicate, read <the thermometer recorded 90°> 2. to give evidence of 3. to cause (as sound, visual images, or data) to be registered on something (as a disc or magnetic tape) in reproducible form intransitive verb to record something • recordable adjective II. noun Date: 14th century 1. the state or fact of being recorded 2. something that records: as a. something that recalls or relates past events b. an official document that records the acts of a public body or officer c. an authentic official copy of a document deposited with a legally designated officer d. the official copy of the papers used in a law case 3. a. (1) a body of known or recorded facts about something or someone especially with reference to a particular sphere of activity that often forms a discernible pattern <a good academic record> <a liberal voting record> (2) a collection of related items of information (as in a database) treated as a unit b. (1) an attested top performance (2) an unsurpassed statistic 4. something on which sound or visual images have been recorded; specifically a disc with a spiral groove carrying recorded sound for phonograph reproduction III. adjective Date: 1884 of, relating to, or being one that is extraordinary among or surpasses others of its kind IV. noun Date: 1946 a function of an electronic device that causes it to record

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a piece of evidence or information constituting an (esp. official) account of something that has occurred, been said, etc. b a document preserving this. 2 the state of being set down or preserved in writing or some other permanent form (is a matter of record). 3 a (in full gramophone record) a thin plastic disc carrying recorded sound in grooves on each surface, for reproduction by a record-player. b a trace made on this or some other medium, e.g. magnetic tape. 4 a an official report of the proceedings and judgement in a court of justice. b a copy of the pleadings etc. constituting a case to be decided by a court (see also court of record). 5 a the facts known about a person's past (has an honourable record of service). b a list of a person's previous criminal convictions. 6 the best performance (esp. in sport) or most remarkable event of its kind on record (often attrib.: a record attempt). 7 an object serving as a memorial of a person or thing; a portrait. 8 Computing a number of related items of information which are handled as a unit. --v.tr. 1 set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference, esp. as an official record. 2 convert (sound, a broadcast, etc.) into permanent form for later reproduction. 3 establish or constitute a historical or other record of. Phrases and idioms: break (or beat) the record outdo all previous performances etc. for the record as an official statement etc. go on record state one's opinion or judgement openly or officially, so that it is recorded. have a record be known as a criminal. a matter of record a thing established as a fact by being recorded. off the record as an unofficial or confidential statement etc. on record officially recorded; publicly known. put (or get or set etc.) the record straight correct a misapprehension. recorded delivery a Post Office service in which the dispatch and receipt of a letter or parcel are recorded. recording angel an angel that supposedly registers each person's good and bad actions. record-player an apparatus for reproducing sound from gramophone records. Derivatives: recordable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF record remembrance, recorder record, f. L recordari remember (as RE-, cor cordis heart)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Record Re*cord", v. i. 1. To reflect; to ponder. [Obs.] Praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before had read. --Fuller. 2. To sing or repeat a tune. [Obs.] --Shak. Whether the birds or she recorded best. --W. Browne.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Record Re*cord" (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Recording.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind, F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- + cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See Cordial, Heart.] 1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate. [Obs.] ``I it you record.'' --Chaucer. 2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.] They longed to see the day, to hear the lark Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest. --Fairfax. 3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record historical events. Those things that are recorded of him . . . are written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i. 42. To record a deed, mortgage, lease, etc., to have a copy of the same entered in the records of the office designated by law, for the information of the public.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Record Rec"ord (r[e^]k"[~e]rd), n. [OF. recort, record, remembrance, attestation, record. See Record, v. t.] 1. A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record. 2. Especially: (a) An official contemporaneous writing by which the acts of some public body, or public officer, are recorded; as, a record of city ordinances; the records of the receiver of taxes. (b) An authentic official copy of a document which has been entered in a book, or deposited in the keeping of some officer designated by law. (c) An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record. (d) The various legal papers used in a case, together with memoranda of the proceedings of the court; as, it is not permissible to allege facts not in the record. 3. Testimony; witness; attestation. John bare record, saying. --John i. 32. 4. That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial. 5. That which has been, or might be, recorded; the known facts in the course, progress, or duration of anything, as in the life of a public man; as, a politician with a good or a bad record.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(recorded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be referred to later. Keep a record of all the payments... There's no record of any marriage or children... The result will go on your medical records. N-COUNT 2. If you record a piece of information or an event, you write it down, photograph it, or put it into a computer so that in the future people can refer to it. ...software packages which record the details of your photographs. ...a place which has rarely suffered a famine in its recorded history. VERB: V n, V-ed 3. If you record something such as a speech or performance, you put it on tape or film so that it can be heard or seen again later. There is nothing to stop viewers recording the films on videotape... The call was answered by a recorded message saying the company had closed early. VERB: V n, V-ed 4. If a musician or performer records a piece of music or a television or radio show, they perform it so that it can be put onto CD, tape, or film. It took the musicians two and a half days to record their soundtrack for the film... VERB: V n 5. A record is a round, flat piece of black plastic on which sound, especially music, is stored, and which can be played on a record player. You can also refer to the music stored on this piece of plastic as a record. This is one of my favourite records. N-COUNT 6. If a dial or other measuring device records a certain measurement or value, it shows that measurement or value. The test records the electrical activity of the brain... VERB: V n 7. A record is the best result that has ever been achieved in a particular sport or activity, for example the fastest time, the furthest distance, or the greatest number of victories. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds... ...the 800 metres, where she is the world record holder. N-COUNT 8. You use record to say that something is higher, lower, better, or worse than has ever been achieved before. Profits were at record levels... She won the race in record time. ADJ: ADJ n 9. Someone's record is the facts that are known about their achievements or character. His record reveals a tough streak... N-COUNT: with supp 10. If someone has a criminal record, it is officially known that they have committed crimes in the past. ...a heroin addict with a criminal record going back 15 years... N-COUNT 11. see also recording, track record 12. If you say that what you are going to say next is for the record, you mean that you are saying it publicly and officially and you want it to be written down and remembered. We're willing to state for the record that it has enormous value. PHRASE 13. If you give some information for the record, you give it in case people might find it useful at a later time, although it is not a very important part of what you are talking about. For the record, most Moscow girls leave school at about 18... PHRASE 14. If something that you say is off the record, you do not intend it to be considered as official, or published with your name attached to it. May I speak off the record?... PHRASE: usu PHR after v, PHR n 15. If you are on record as saying something, you have said it publicly and officially and it has been written down. The Chancellor is on record as saying that the increase in unemployment is 'a price worth paying' to keep inflation down. PHRASE 16. If you keep information on record, you write it down or store it in a computer so that it can be used later. The practice is to keep on record any analysis of samples. PHRASE 17. If something is the best, worst, or biggest on record, it is the best, worst, or biggest thing of its kind that has been noticed and written down. It's the shortest election campaign on record... PHRASE 18. If you set the record straight or put the record straight, you show that something which has been regarded as true is in fact not true. Let me set the record straight on the misconceptions contained in your article. PHRASE

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

rek'-ord, rek'-ord:

(1) The English word, where it occurs in the Old Testament and the New Testament in the sense of testimony, is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "witness" (De 30:19; 31:28; Joh 1:19,32; 8:13,14; Ro 10:2, etc.). See WITNESS. But in Job 16:19 for the King James Version "my record," the Revised Version (British and American) has "he that voucheth for me."

(2) In Ezr 4:15; 6:2 (dokhran, dikhron), and Es 6:1 (zikkaron), the word denotes Persian state chronicles; compare 1 Macc 14:23; 2 Macc 2:1.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Register, enroll, chronicle, enter, note, make an entry of, take down, make a memorandum of. II. n. 1. Register, account, note, chronicle, minute, memorandum, memorial, enrolment, registry, memoir. 2. Vestige, trace, memorial. 3. Memory, remembrance. 4. Attestation, testimony, witness. 5. History, personal history.

Moby Thesaurus

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