how to pronounce verbatim

/vɜːˈbɛɪ.tɪm/

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verbatim is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of verbatim in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… quote it verbatim in Latin by September …”

meanings of verbatim

adverb:

Orally; verbally.
Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

adjective:

Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
Corresponding with the original word for word.

noun:

A word-for-word report of a speech.

verbatim frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word verbatim occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics verbatim can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that verbatim can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;