SHORTHAND

shorthand

(adjective) written in abbreviated or symbolic form; “shorthand notes”

shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy

(noun) a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shorthand (countable and uncountable, plural shorthands)

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

Synonyms: brachygraphy (obsolete), stenography, phonography

Antonym: longhand

(by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

Verb

shorthand (third-person singular simple present shorthands, present participle shorthanding, simple past and past participle shorthanded)

(transitive) To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.

(transitive, by extension) To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

(intransitive) To write in shorthand.

Source: Wiktionary


Short"hand`, n.

Definition: A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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