Stenography

  • 51stenographer — ste‧nog‧ra‧pher [steˈnɒgrəfə ǁ ˈnɑːgrəfər] noun [countable] LAW someone whose job is to write down what someone is saying in court, using stenography, and then type a copy of it: • a court stenographer * * * stenographer UK US /steˈnɒɡrəfər/ noun …

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  • 52shorthand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stenography, phonography, stenotypy, stenology; Pitman, Gregg, Speedwriting. See writing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stenography, stenotype, speedwriting, phonography. Varieties of shorthand include:… …

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  • 53writing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Graphical representation of sounds Nouns 1. writing, chirography, calligraphy, pencraft, penmanship, hand, handwriting, script, longhand, shorthand, picture writing, uncial writing; boustrophedon,… …

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  • 54steno — sten|o [ˈstenəu US nou] n plural stenos informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: stenographer and stenography] 1.) a short form of ↑stenographer 2.) [U] a short form of ↑stenography …

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  • 55Stenographie — Sf Kurzschrift erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Entlehnt aus ne. stenography, einer Neubildung zu gr. stenós eng, schmal und gr. gráphein schreiben . Ersatzwort ist Kurzschrift. Verb: stenographieren; Täterbezeichnung: Stenograph;… …

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  • 56stenographer — 1809, agent noun formation from STENOGRAPHY (Cf. stenography) …

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  • 57ste|nog|ra|phy — «stuh NOG ruh fee», noun. 1. shorthand and typing, as the primary skills of the modern stenographer: »to study stenography. 2. a method of rapid writing that uses symbols and abbreviations; shorthand: »I bought an approved scheme of the noble art …

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  • 58Brachygraphy — Bra*chyg ra*phy, n. [Gr. brachy s short + graphy: cf. F. brachygraphie.] Stenography. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 59Shorthand — Short hand , n. A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under {Phonography}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 60Stenograph — Sten o*graph, n. A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand. [1913 Webster] I saw the reporters room, in which they redact their hasty stenographs. Emerson. [1913 Webster] …

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