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stenotypy

American  
[sten-uh-tahy-pee] / ˈstɛn əˌtaɪ pi /

noun

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

stenotypy British  
/ ˈstɛnəˌtaɪpɪ, ˌstɛnəˈtɪpɪk /

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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Other Word Forms

  • stenotypic adjective
  • stenotypist noun

Etymology

Origin of stenotypy

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

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