stenotypy

[sten-uh-tahy-pee]

noun

shorthand in which alphabetic letters or types are used to produce shortened forms of words or groups of words.

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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British Dictionary definitions for stenotypist

stenotypy

noun

a form of shorthand in which alphabetic combinations are used to represent groups of sounds or short common words

Derived Formsstenotypic (ˌstɛnəˈtɪpɪk), adjectivestenotypist, noun

Word Origin for stenotypy

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

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