phonography

American  

[foh-nog-ruh-fee] / foʊˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

plural

phonographies

1. phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.

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

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phonography British  

/ fəʊˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

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

2. the employment of such a writing system

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Other Word Forms

• phonographer noun
• phonographist noun

Etymology

Origin of phonography

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

Example Sentences

The recording, part of Capitol's new import of Russian phonography, is disappointing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The printer is, by the way, not the only artisan whose occupation phonography has destroyed.

From With The Eyes Shut 1898 by Bellamy, Edward

Mr. Thomas Allen Reed has given an amusing account of his first exploit in this direction, when he was still struggling with the early difficulties of the system he soon after abandoned for phonography.

From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William

Not having learned phonography, I can give you no adequate notion of it; but it was a combination of the owl's screech and the pig's scream.

From American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States by Davies, Ebenezer

All that has been said and written against the custom will do less towards abolishing it than the recent introduction of lessons in phonography, or stenography rather, which is now taught in several universities.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 by Various