Definition (noun) 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
Definition (noun) sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
Definition (noun) 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
Definition (noun) the sum of recognized accomplishments
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the lawyer has a good record
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the track record shows that he will be a good president
Definition (noun) 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'
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his name is in all the record books
Definition (noun) an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
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he tied the Olympic record
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coffee production last year broke all previous records
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Chicago set the homicide record
Definition (noun) a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
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they could find no record of the purchase
Definition (noun) 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
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the prostitute had a record a mile long
Definition (verb) make a record of; set down in permanent form
Definition (verb) register electronically
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They recorded her singing
Definition (verb) indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
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The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
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The gauge read `empty'
Definition (verb) be aware of
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Did you register any change when I pressed the button?
Definition (verb) be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
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This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
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We memorialized the Dead