record : Idioms & Phrases

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audio recording

  • noun a recording of acoustic signals
    audio recording; audio.
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chronological record

  • noun a chronological account of events in successive years
    annals.
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congressional record

  • noun a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress
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Court of record

  • a court whose acts and judicial proceedings are written on parchment or in books for a perpetual memorial.
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criminal record

  • noun a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
    record.
    • he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court
    • the prostitute had a record a mile long
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Debt of record

  • a debt which appears to be due by the evidence of a court of record, as upon a judgment or a cognizance.
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expense record

  • noun a written record of money spent
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graphical record

  • noun a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
    graph.
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historical record

  • noun writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
    historical document; historical paper.
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Matter of record

  • anything recorded.
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medical record

  • noun the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient
    anamnesis; medical history.
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national archives and records administration

  • noun the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections
    NARA.
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off the record

  • adverb not for quotation
    • he spoke to the reporter off the record
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phonograph record

  • 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
    platter; phonograph record; record; disc; disk.
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phonograph recording

  • 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
    platter; phonograph record; record; disc; disk.
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phonograph recording disk

  • noun a disk coated with cellulose acetate
    acetate disk.
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record album

  • noun one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
    album.
  • noun an album for holding phonograph records
    phonograph album.
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record book

  • noun a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
    record; book.
    • Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'
    • his name is in all the record books
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record changer

  • noun an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
    auto-changer; changer.
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record company

  • noun a company that makes and sells musical recordings
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record cover

  • noun a sleeve for storing a phonograph record
    record cover.
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record hop

  • noun an informal dance where popular music is played
    hop.
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record jacket

  • noun the jacket for a phonograph record
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record player

  • noun machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
    phonograph.
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record sleeve

  • noun a sleeve for storing a phonograph record
    record cover.
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record-breaker

  • noun someone who breaks a record
    record-breaker.
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record-breaking

  • adjective satellite surpassing any previously established record
    • a record-breaking high jump
    • record-breaking crowds
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record-holder

  • noun someone who breaks a record
    record-breaker.
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record-keeper

  • noun someone responsible for keeping records
    recorder; registrar.
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recording equipment

  • noun equipment for making records
    recorder; recording equipment.
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recording label

  • noun trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
    label.
    • the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent
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recording machine

  • noun equipment for making records
    recorder; recording equipment.
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recording studio

  • noun studio where tapes and records are recorded
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recording system

  • noun audio system for recoding sound
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sound recording

  • noun a recording of acoustic signals
    audio recording; audio.
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stock of record

  • noun stock held by stockholders of record on a given date
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stockholder of record

  • noun the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time
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tape record

  • verb record with a tape recorder
    tape record.
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tape recording

  • noun a recording made on magnetic tape
    tape; taping.
    • the several recordings were combined on a master tape
  • verb record with a tape recorder
    tape record.
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tape-recorded

  • adjective satellite recorded on tape
    taped.
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To beat, ∨ break, the record

  • (Sporting), to surpass any performance of like kind as authoritatively recorded; as, to break the record in a walking match.
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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.
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track record

  • noun the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack
    • the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973
  • noun the sum of recognized accomplishments
    record.
    • the lawyer has a good record
    • the track record shows that he will be a good president
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Trial by record

  • a trial which is had when 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. Blackstone.
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video recording

  • noun a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)
    video.
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won-lost record

  • noun (sports) a record of win versus losses
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world record

  • noun the best record in the whole world
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written record

  • noun a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
    written account.
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