Word of the Day

Record

November 23, 2019

verb

re-cord / ri-ˈkȯrd

 

to write down so as to provide evidence of History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968   to indicate One of the reasons Death Valley has the hottest temperature ever recorded is because it is approximately 190 ft below the sea level, and air warms as it gets lower. guinessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-recorded-temperature/   to cause data to be registered on a disc, tape, etc., in a way in which it can be reproduced Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. Edward Steichen, 1879-1973   noun re-cord /  ˈre-kərd   the state of having written or otherwise registered evidence of something The record of a generous life runs like a vine around the memory of our dead, and every sweet unselfish act is now a perfumed flower. from ‘Some Mistakes of Moses’ by Robert Green Ingersoll, 1833-1899   a disc, vinyl, etc. on which images, music, etc. have been registered It’s easy listening to a record, but a live performance is so personal and real. Gin Wigmore, 1986-   an official document I must place on record my regret that the human race ever learned to fly. Winston Churchill, 1874-1965   collected facts about someone or something with regard to a certain activity Trust requires a track record. from ‘The Purpose Driven Life’ by Rick Warren, 1954-   a top performance in something Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. William Arthur Ward, 1921-1994   adjective re-cord / ˈre-kərd   of, relating to or being something that tops the greatest of its kind We live in a time of record breaking crisis but it’s also a time of record breaking vision. Velcrow Ripper, 1963-
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