n. The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The art of writing by means of brief signs which represent single sounds, groups of sounds, whole words, or groups of words; shorthand; brachygraphy: a generic term embracing all systems of shorthand, or brief writing.
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n. a method of writing rapidly
n. the act or art of writing in shorthand
Word Usage
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