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Definition of Shorthand

1. Noun. A method of writing rapidly.

2. Adjective. Written in abbreviated or symbolic form. "Shorthand notes"

Definition of Shorthand

1. n. A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.

Definition of Shorthand

1. Noun. A compendious and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography; phonography ¹

2. Noun. any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shorthand

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Shorthand

1. A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shorthand

shortest-lived shortest-term shortfall shortfalling shortfallings shortfalls shortfin shortfin mako shortfins shortgown

shortgowns shorthair shorthaired shorthairs shorthand (current term) shorthand typist shorthanded shorthandedly shorthands shorthead

shortheads shorthold shorthorn shorthorn sculpin shorthorn sculpins shorthorns shortia shortias shortie

Literary usage of Shorthand

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1911)
"Simplified phonetic shorthand $2 '10. С. С. Gaines, Poughkeepsie, NY Gregg, J: R. Lessons in Gregg shorthand, and Test exercises on Lessons in Gregg ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The proper shorthand signs for many common words were so clumsy or ambiguous that ... In 1672 William Mason, the best shorthand author of the 17th century, ..."

3. The Practical Study of Languages: A Guide for Teachers and Learners by Henry Sweet (1906)
"Superiority of Phonetic shorthand These and other considerations point clearly to the adoption of a system of phonetic shorthand on a general basis capable ..."

4. The Practical Study of Languages: A Guide for Teachers and Learners by Henry Sweet (1906)
"Superiority of Phonetic shorthand These and other considerations point clearly to the adoption of a system of phonetic shorthand on a general basis capable ..."

5. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"shorthand Writers under the Criminal Appeal Act. MR. JW WILSON (Worcestershire, N.) : To ask the Secretary to the Treasury what steps have been taken by the ..."

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