steno

¹

[sten-oh]

noun

plural

stenos 

1. a stenographer.

2. the art or practice of a stenographer; stenography.

steno-

²

1. a combining form meaning “narrow,” “close,” used in the formation of compound words.

   stenopetalous.

steno.

³

Or stenog

abbreviation

1. stenographer.

2. stenographic.

3. stenography.

steno-

¹

combining form

1. indicating narrowness or contraction

   stenography

   stenosis

steno

²

/ ˈstɛnəʊ /

noun

1. informal,  short for stenographer

Word History and Origins

Origin of steno-¹

1910–15; by shortening; steno-

Origin of steno-²

From the Greek word stenós

Origin of steno-³

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of steno-¹

from Greek stenos narrow

Example Sentences

Elsewhere in “Mothercare,” we get glimpses of a woman who took painting lessons, who scribbled her diary into steno pads, who wrote short stories about her cat.

From New York Times

So, to keep himself organized, Horton started writing everything down in a steno pad notebook.

From Los Angeles Times

Back then, he wrote his observations — temperatures, snow, the sight of a gray jay or the tracks of a red fox — in small round script in steno notepads, to keep busy in a place he came to be alone.

From Washington Post

The Nordic region's biggest bank on Wednesday removed the note by Chief Analyst Martin Enlund and Global Chief Strategist Andreas Steno Larsen from its website, after it caused a stir on Twitter.

From Washington Post

"We have initiated an internal review, and the two analysts will not write or publish during the review," Nordea's Chief communicator Tuomas Forsell told Reuters in repose to questions about the analysts named on the note, Martin Enlund and Andreas Steno Larsen.

From Reuters

When To Use

What does steno- mean?

Steno- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “narrow” or "close."  It is used in a variety of medical, scientific, and other technical terms, especially in biology.Steno- comes from the Greek stenós, meaning “narrow.”