phonography

[ foh-nog-ruh-fee ]
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noun,plural pho·nog·ra·phies for 2.
  1. phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.

  2. a system of phonetic shorthand, as that invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837.

Origin of phonography

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; phono- + -graphy

Other words from phonography

  • pho·nog·ra·pher, pho·nog·ra·phist, noun

Words Nearby phonography

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How to use phonography in a sentence

  • For all practical purposes phonography is no better now than it was thirty years ago.

    Work for Women | George J. Manson
  • It should be added, however, that a knowledge of working on the type-writer should accompany the ability to write phonography.

    Work for Women | George J. Manson
  • The principles of telegraphy are far simpler than those of phonography, but the necessity for practice is equally important.

    Work for Women | George J. Manson
  • A great many learners of this art prefer to have a teacher's help, though phonography can be mastered without such aid.

    Work for Women | George J. Manson
  • If our school committees understood the times, it would be taught, even before phonography or physiology, at school.

    If, Yes and Perhaps | Edward Everett Hale

British Dictionary definitions for phonography

phonography

/ (fəʊˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. a writing system that represents sounds by individual symbols: Compare logography

  2. the employment of such a writing system

Derived forms of phonography

  • phonographer or phonographist, noun

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