noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The transcription of speech using symbols. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   A form of shorthand using such symbols. uncountable, usually
3. 3
   The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph. dated, uncountable, usually
4. 4
   Pornography; explicit depiction of sexual subject matter. Internet, euphemistic, uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

contractionphoneticsshorthandshorthand

Etymology

From French phonographie.

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