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stenotypy

[sten-uh-tahy-pee]
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noun
  1. shorthand in which alphabetic letters or types are used to produce shortened forms of words or groups of words.
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Origin of stenotypy

First recorded in 1890–95; stenotype + -y3
Related formssten·o·typ·ic [sten-uh-tip-ik] /ˌstɛn əˈtɪp ɪk/, adjectivesten·o·typ·ist, noun
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stenotypy

noun
  1. a form of shorthand in which alphabetic combinations are used to represent groups of sounds or short common words
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Derived Formsstenotypic (ˌstɛnəˈtɪpɪk), adjectivestenotypist, noun

Word Origin

C19: from steno- + type + -y ³, on the model of stenography
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