written record


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Noun 1. written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
charge sheet, day book, police blotter, rap sheet, blotter - the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
casebook - a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work
chronology - a record of events in the order of their occurrence
dossier - a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)
entry - an item inserted in a written record
log - a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
log - a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"
note - a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
paper trail - the written evidence of someone's activities; "this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information"
timecard - a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day
time sheet - a record of the hours worked by employees
copy, transcript - a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
register, registry - an official written record of names or events or transactions
minutes, transactions, proceedings - a written account of what transpired at a meeting
minute book - a book in which minutes have been written
statute book - a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction
interlingual rendition, translation, version, rendering - a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
worksheet - a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project
record - 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"
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It was a week ago that I wrote the preceding paragraph, which I thought would end the written record of my life upon Caprona.
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They were slow to abandon the fallacy that no business can be done without a written record. James Stillman, of New York, was first among bankers to foresee the telephone era.
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No written record of this dispute is known to be in existence.
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In liberated moments we know that a new picture of life and duty is already possible; the elements already exist in many minds around you of a doctrine of life which shall transcend any written record we have.
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They look upon us as we look upon the beasts of our fields, and I learn from their written records that other races of Mahars feed upon men--they keep them in great droves, as we keep cattle.
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Thus they win Great numbers of each Nation to receave With joy the tidings brought from Heav'n: at length Thir Ministry perform'd, and race well run, Thir doctrine and thir story written left, They die; but in thir room, as they forewarne, Wolves shall succeed for teachers, grievous Wolves, Who all the sacred mysteries of Heav'n To thir own vile advantages shall turne Of lucre and ambition, and the truth With superstitions and traditions taint, Left onely in those written Records pure, Though not but by the Spirit understood.
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The Rig-Veda, an ancient sacred poem of India, is said to be the first written record of a prosthesis.
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They discovered that women who regularly wrote down all the food and beverages they consumed lost an average of six pounds more weight than women who did not keep a written record, and women who reported skipping meals lost less weight than women who didn't skip, Also, women who ate at restaurants one or mote times per week lost fewer pounds than women who ate out less often; dining out at lunchtime was associated with the least weight loss.
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They must also give you a written record of the search or a receipt explaining where you can get a copy.
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1495: The first written record of Scotch whisky appeared in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland.
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The first written record of hares' strange behaviour occurred in about 1500 in the poem Blowbol's Test.
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PLANS to scrap the translation of English speeches into Welsh in the National Assembly's official written record were halted yesterday in the face of cross-party protests.
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