Question

verbatim It turned out that the writer had lifted long passages verbatim from an earlier, forgotten biography of the statesman. vərˈbeɪtəm

Accepted Answer

In the exact words; word for word. Verbatim comes directly from Latin into English with the same spelling and meaning. Memorizing famous speeches, poems, or literary passages is a good way to both train the memory and absorb the classic texts of our literature and culture. At one time the ability to recite verbatim the Gettysburg Address, the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, and great speeches from Shakespeare was the mark of a well-educated person. But when that language was quoted by a writer, he or she was always careful to put quotation marks around it and tell readers who the true author was.

word	verbatim
definition	In the exact words; word for word.
eg_sentence	It turned out that the writer had lifted long passages verbatim from an earlier, forgotten biography of the statesman.
explanation	Verbatim comes directly from Latin into English with the same spelling and meaning. Memorizing famous speeches, poems, or literary passages is a good way to both train the memory and absorb the classic texts of our literature and culture. At one time the ability to recite verbatim the Gettysburg Address, the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, and great speeches from Shakespeare was the mark of a well-educated person. But when that language was quoted by a writer, he or she was always careful to put quotation marks around it and tell readers who the true author was.
IPA	vərˈbeɪtəm

Verbatim Passages Exact Words Turned Writer Lifted Long