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Meanings of
shorthand
in English
Russian
скорописание
Portuguese
taquígrafo
Catalan
taquigrafia
Spanish
estenografía
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A method of writing rapidly.
stenography
tachygraphy
Russian
скорописание
Shorthand.
Related terms
written
Synonyms
Examples for "
stenography
"
stenography
tachygraphy
Examples for "
stenography
"
1
It is a system of coloured
stenography
-
in
the
hands of a master.
2
She had no knowledge of
stenography
or bookkeeping; her handwriting was poor.
3
This necessitated a knowledge of
stenography
and typewriting, which she soon acquired.
4
Girls didn't wish to learn
stenography
because factory work paid better.
5
Alice and I ought to be learning
stenography
or something useful.
Usage of
shorthand
in English
1
Political parties have become
shorthand
for far more than just policy preferences.
2
He described Rome in a frequent Jewish
shorthand
for tyrannical power, 'Babylon'.
3
She was the only girl in the Five Towns who knew
shorthand
.
4
It was a
shorthand
they both understand, born of many years together.
5
The
shorthand
forms are one of the reasons SMS is so popular.
6
He took notes in
shorthand
most of the time I was talking.
7
He'll devise a
shorthand
alphabet for quickly writing what people are saying.
8
Spatola admits he knows German; he grows suspicious when
shorthand
is mentioned.
9
I thought she was in Melbourne every day, doing
shorthand
and typing.
10
A German sentence was written in
shorthand
by Locke for his confederate.
11
The Hawke brand in Australian politics is a powerful bit of
shorthand
.
12
In these bonds, there is the emotional
shorthand
a shared experience creates.
13
When you wrote these things down did you summarize, or use
shorthand
?
14
For weeks I have been amusing myself by the study of
shorthand
.
15
Or they may have been simply the amorous
shorthand
of that day.
16
The
shorthand
are read into a dictaphone an his secretary transcribes the.
Other examples for "shorthand"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
shorthand
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
become shorthand
write shorthand
take shorthand
know shorthand
learn shorthand
More collocations
Translations for
shorthand
Russian
скорописание
скоропись
стенография
Portuguese
taquígrafo
taquigrafia
estenografia
Catalan
taquigrafia
estenografia
Spanish
estenografía
taquigrafía
estenográfico
taquigráficamente
taquigrafico
estenografia
estenografico
estenógrafo
taquigrafiar
estenografo
taquigrafia
taquigráfico
taquigraficamente
estenografiar
Shorthand
through the time
Shorthand
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common