Stenography
//stəˈnɑɡɹəfi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand uncountable, usually
- 2 the act or art of writing in shorthand wordnet
- 3 a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system wordnet
Example
More examples"I decided to study stenography."
Etymology
From steno- (“narrow”) + -graphy.
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