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Shorthand

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Noun

1. shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy

a method of writing rapidly

Adjective

2. shorthand

written in abbreviated or symbolic form

Example Sentences:
'shorthand notes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shorthand

see synonyms of shorthand
noun
a. 
a system of rapid handwriting employing simple strokes and other symbols to represent words or phrases
b. 
(as modifier)
a shorthand typist

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Shorthand

see synonyms of shorthand
noun
1. 
any system of speed writing using quickly made symbols to represent letters, words, and phrases
adjective
2. 
using or written in shorthand

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Shorthand

see synonyms of shorthand
n.
1. A system of rapid handwriting employing symbols to represent words, phrases, and letters.
2. A system, form, or instance of abbreviated or formulaic reference: "The classical error is to regard a scientific law as only a shorthand for its instances" (Jacob Bronowski).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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