stenography
playSimple Definition of stenography
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: a method used for writing down the words that someone says very quickly by using a special type of writing (called shorthand)
Full Definition of stenography
1 : the art or process of writing in shorthand
2 : shorthand especially written from dictation or oral discourse
3 : the making of shorthand notes and subsequent transcription of them
Examples of stenography in a sentence
Secretaries must be able to do stenography.
1602
First Known Use of stenography
1602
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