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stenotype

noun steno·type \ˈste-nə-ˌtīp\

Definition of STENOTYPE

:  a small machine somewhat like a typewriter used to record speech by means of phonograms
stenotype transitive verb
steno·typ·ist \-ˌtī-pist\ noun
ste·no·ty·py \-ˌtī-pē\ noun
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Origin of STENOTYPE

steno- (as in stenography) + type
First Known Use: 1913

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