Stenography

//stəˈnɑɡɹəfi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the act or art of writing in shorthand wordnet
  3. 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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