phonography
phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.
a system of phonetic shorthand, as that invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837.
Origin of phonography
1Other 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. MansonIt 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. MansonThe principles of telegraphy are far simpler than those of phonography, but the necessity for practice is equally important.
Work for Women | George J. MansonA 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. MansonIf 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
/ (fəʊˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /
a writing system that represents sounds by individual symbols: Compare logography
the employment of such a writing system
Derived forms of phonography
- phonographer or phonographist, noun
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