Merriam-Webster defined the words "transcript" and "memorandum" on Twitter following the White House's release of President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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The White House on Wednesday released a document titled "memorandum of telephone conversation" that noted it was not a verbatim transcript.

Merriam-Webster took to Twitter to clear up the difference between the two words, noting a transcript is "a typed copy of dictated or recorded material" and a memorandum is "an informal report or message."

'Transcript': a typed copy of dictated or recorded material



'Memorandum': an informal report or message — Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) September 25, 2019

Although the released memorandum is not verbatim, it reveals that Trump told Zelensky he hoped the Ukrainian president "can look into" former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE's participation in the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor.

The president also suggested Zelensky could work with his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiThe Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting CIA found Putin 'probably directing' campaign against Biden: report Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE and Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Why a backdoor to encrypted data is detrimental to cybersecurity and data integrity FBI official who worked with Mueller raised doubts about Russia investigation MORE, whom Trump said he would have give a call to Zelensky.

The call is reportedly the subject of a whistleblower report the House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed and the Trump administration has thus far declined to disclose publicly.

Democratic lawmakers have been demanding the transcript and report since The Washington Post reported it involved the president's conversation with Zelensky regarding Biden's son.

The controversy has consumed Washington as numerous Democrats called for impeachment proceedings to begin against the president.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday formally launched an impeachment inquiry she had previously rejected.