stenography

noun ste·nog·ra·phy \-fē\

: a method used for writing down the words that someone says very quickly by using a special type of writing (called shorthand)

Full Definition of STENOGRAPHY

: the art or process of writing in shorthand

: shorthand especially written from dictation or oral discourse

: the making of shorthand notes and subsequent transcription of them

— steno·graph·ic \ˌste-nə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— steno·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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