Definition of Shorthand

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

Similar to: Written

2. Noun. A method of writing rapidly.
Exact synonyms: Stenography, Tachygraphy
Generic synonyms: Hand, Handwriting, Script
Derivative terms: Stenographer, Stenographical

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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