a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech; "he read a transcript of the interrogation"; "you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station"
the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"
the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"
creative writing of recognized artistic value
published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"
a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"
established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"
a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"