stenography

/stəˈnɑgrəfi/
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Definitions of stenography
  1. noun
    the act or art of writing in shorthand
    “stenography is no longer a marketable skill”
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    type of:
    handwriting
    the activity of writing by hand
  2. noun
    a method of writing rapidly
    synonyms: shorthand, tachygraphy
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    type of:
    hand, handwriting, script
    something written by hand
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