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• Shorthand — is an abbreviated and/or symbolic writing method that increases speed or brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos (narrow) and graphē …   Wikipedia

• shorthand — short|hand [ ʃɔrt,hænd ] noun uncount 1. ) a quick way of writing that uses symbols to represent letters, words or phrases, used especially when you write what someone is saying as they are talking: Will they teach you to take shorthand (=write… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shorthand — short‧hand [ˈʆɔːthænd ǁ ˈʆɔːrt ] noun 1. [uncountable] a fast method of writing using special signs or shorter forms to represent letters, words, and phrases: • Mary was taking shorthand (= making notes in shorthand ) . 2. [singular, uncountable] …   Financial and business terms

• shorthand — /shawrt hand /, n. 1. a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand). 2. a simplified or makeshift manner or system of communication: We spoke… …   Universalium

• shorthand — noun 1 system of writing VERB + SHORTHAND ▪ learn ▪ do (BrE), take ▪ Her secretary was taking shorthand. ▪ take sth down in, write sth down in …   Collocations dictionary

• shorthand — short|hand [ˈʃo:thænd US ˈʃo:rt ] n [U] 1.) a fast method of writing using special signs or shorter forms to represent letters, words, and phrases in shorthand ▪ The reporter took notes in shorthand. ▪ a secretary who takes shorthand (=writes in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shorthand — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)thænd[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Shorthand is a quick way of writing and uses signs to represent words or syllables. Shorthand is used by secretaries and journalists to write down what someone is saying. Ben took notes in shorthand. Ant:… …   English dictionary

• shorthand — noun (U) 1 a fast method of writing using special signs or shorter forms to represent letters, words, and phrases: in shorthand: The reporter took notes in shorthand. compare longhand 2 be shorthand for to be a shorter but less clear way of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• notes — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. commentary, interpretation, explanation, findings, recordings, field notes, observations; see also data , records . • compare notes, Syn. exchange views, confer, go over; see discuss . • strike the right note, Syn. be… …   English dictionary for students

• Tironian notes — Type printed semi syllabic shorthand Languages Latin Creator Marcu Tullius Tiro Created 60s BCE Time period 1st century BCE 16th century ACE …   Wikipedia

• Gregg shorthand — is a form of shorthand that was invented by John Robert Gregg in 1888. Like cursive longhand, it is completely based on elliptical figures and lines that bisect them. Gregg shorthand is the most popular form of pen stenography in the United… …   Wikipedia