stenotypy

[sten-uh-tahy-pee]

noun

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

stenotypy

/ ˈstɛnəˌtaɪpɪ, ˌstɛnəˈtɪpɪk /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• stenotypic adjective
• stenotypist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stenotypy¹

First recorded in 1890–95; stenotype + -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of stenotypy¹

C19: from _steno- + _type + _-y ³, on the model of _stenography

Example Sentences

Stenotypy, sten′o-tīp-i, n. a system of shorthand representing by ordinary letters shortened signs of words or phrases.—n.

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