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
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.
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
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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