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STENOGRAPHY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act or art of writing in shorthand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stenography" is a kind of...):
handwriting (the activity of writing by hand)
Derivation:
stenographer (someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation))
stenographic; stenographical (of or relating to or employing stenography)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system
Synonyms:
shorthand; stenography; tachygraphy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stenography" is a kind of...):
hand; handwriting; script (something written by hand)
Derivation:
stenographer (someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation))
stenographical (of or relating to or employing stenography)
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