shorthand
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
shorthand
- A rough#Adjective|rough and rapid#Adjective|rapid method of writing#Noun|writing by substitute#Verb|substituting symbols for letter#Noun|letters, word#Noun|words, etc.
- Synonyms: brachygraphy, stenography, phonography
- Antonyms: longhand
- (by extension) Any brief#Adjective|brief or shortened way of say#Verb|saying or do#Verb|doing something.
- The jargon becomes a shorthand for these advanced concepts.
- French: sténographie
- German: Kurzschrift, Stenografie, Stenographie
- Italian: stenografia
- Portuguese: estenografia, taquigrafia
- Russian: стеногра́фия
- Spanish: taquigrafía, estenografía
- German: Stenogramm
- Portuguese: resumo
- Russian: ско́ропись
shorthand (shorthands, present participle shorthanding; past and past participle shorthanded)
- (transitive) To render (spoken#Adjective|spoken or written#Adjective|written word#Noun|words) into shorthand.
- (transitive, by extension) To use#Verb|use a brief#Adjective|brief or shortened way of say#Verb|saying or do#Verb|doing something.
- (intransitive) To write in shorthand.
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