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Stenography

/stɪˈnɒɡɹəfi/

The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand.

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noun

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The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand.

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shorthandnoun	A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stenography"

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Word	Definition
shorthandnoun	A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.
stenographnoun	A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.
stenogramnoun	A work resulting from using stenography, a shorthand, a transcript
stenotypynoun	The use of the stenotype to take down messages in shorthand.
stenotypenoun	A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols.
tachygraphynoun	The art and practice of rapid writing.
stenonoun	a stenographer, someone whose job is to take dictation in shorthand
phonographynoun	The transcription of speech using symbols.
stenoscriptnoun	A system of English shorthand, written using traditional cursive characters with a few variations.
brachygraphynoun	(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
tachygraphnoun	An example of tachygraphy or shorthand, especially an ancient manuscript.
gregg shorthandnoun	A phonetic system of shorthand writing.
telegraphesenoun	The terse, abbreviated writing style used in or as used in telegraph messages; speech that resembles this.
transcriptionnoun	The act or process of transcribing.
logographynoun	The use of logographs in writing.
telegramesenoun	The terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegrams.
semasiographynoun	The use of symbols to communicate information, such as with musical or mathematical notation, road signs, or emojis.
graphologynoun	(uncountable) The study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.
shouting dictationnoun	A classroom exercise in which students shout a text to their partner to write down.
short-handnoun	(archaic) Alternative form of shorthand. [A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.]