shorthand

shorthand
Synonyms and related words:
Speedwriting, arrowhead, autograph, autographic, brachygraphy, calligraphic, character, chirographic, contraction, cuneiform, cursive, demotic character, determinative, engrossed, flowing, grammalogue, graphic, graphoanalytic, graphologic, graphometric, hieratic symbol, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic, hieroglyphics, hiragana, holograph, holographic, ideogram, ideograph, in longhand, in shorthand, in writing, inscribed, italic, italicized, kana, katakana, logogram, logograph, longhand, manuscript, ogham, on paper, penciled, penned, phonetic, phonetic symbol, phonography, pictogram, pictograph, printed, radical, rune, running, scriptorial, scriptural, stenographic, stenography, stylographic, tachygraphic, tachygraphy, wedge, word letter, written

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  • Shorthand — is an abbreviated and/or symbolic writing method that increases speed or brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos (narrow) and graphē …   Wikipedia

  • shorthand — short‧hand [ˈʆɔːthænd ǁ ˈʆɔːrt ] noun 1. [uncountable] a fast method of writing using special signs or shorter forms to represent letters, words, and phrases: • Mary was taking shorthand (= making notes in shorthand ) . 2. [singular, uncountable] …   Financial and business terms

  • shorthand — [shôrt′hand΄] n. any system of speed writing using quickly made symbols to represent letters, words, and phrases adj. using or written in shorthand …   English World dictionary

  • Shorthand — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shorthand — (engl., spr. schórt händ, »Kurzhand«) hat im englischen Sprachgebiete die Bedeutung von Kurzschrift, Stenographie (s. d.). Auf dieser Bezeichnung beruht die Symbolisierung der Stenographie durch eine kurzfingerige Hand oder durch das kurzhändige… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Shorthand — (engl., spr. schohrtännd), Kurzschrift, Stenographie …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • shorthand — method of rapid writing, 1636, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.) + HAND (Cf. hand) as in handwriting. Short handed having too few hands is from 1794; the ice hockey sense is recorded from 1939 …   Etymology dictionary

  • shorthand — ► NOUN 1) a method of rapid writing by means of abbreviations and symbols, used for taking dictation. 2) a short and simple way of expressing or referring to something …   English terms dictionary

  • shorthand — /shawrt hand /, n. 1. a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand). 2. a simplified or makeshift manner or system of communication: We spoke… …   Universalium

  • shorthand — noun 1 system of writing VERB + SHORTHAND ▪ learn ▪ do (BrE), take ▪ Her secretary was taking shorthand. ▪ take sth down in, write sth down in …   Collocations dictionary

  • shorthand — short|hand [ ʃɔrt,hænd ] noun uncount 1. ) a quick way of writing that uses symbols to represent letters, words or phrases, used especially when you write what someone is saying as they are talking: Will they teach you to take shorthand (=write… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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