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shorthand

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short·hand  (shôrthnd)
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.

shorthand
Noun
a system of rapid writing using simple strokes and other symbols to represent words or phrases
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shorthandshorthand - a method of writing rapidly
handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
Adj.1.shorthand - written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes"
written - set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence"
Translations
Spanish shorthand [ˈʃɔːthænd] n (BRIT) → taquigrafía;
to take sth down in shorthand → taquigrafiar algo

French shorthand [ˈʃɔːthænd] short n (Brit) → sténo(graphie) f;
to take sth down in shorthand → prendre qch en sténo

German shorthand [ˈʃɔːthænd] short nKurzschrift f, Stenografie f (fig); Kurzform f;
to take sth down in shorthand short → etw stenografieren

Italian shorthand [ˈʃɔːthænd] n (BRIT) → stenografia;
to take sth down in shorthand → stenografare qc

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Those who knew him will recognize in my third act the allusion to the patent Shorthand in which he used to write postcards, and which may be acquired from a four and six-penny manual published by the Clarendon Press.
She made up her mind to profit by her acquaintance with so many writers, and without loss of time began to learn shorthand and typewriting.
Carter preferred to conduct the office on gentlemanly lines; he would have nothing to do with typewriting and looked upon shorthand with disfavour: the office-boy knew shorthand, but it was only Mr.
 
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