Definitions of shorthand [ˈʃɔrtˌhænd]

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Definition of 'shorthand'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) shorthand
a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases.

2. shorthand
a simplified or abbreviated form or system of communicating.

3. (adj.) shorthand
of, pertaining to, or using shorthand.

4. shorthand
written in shorthand.

Etymology: (1630–40)

Definition of 'shorthand'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy
a method of writing rapidly

2. (adj) shorthand
written in abbreviated or symbolic form
"shorthand notes"

Definition of 'shorthand'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) shorthand
a compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography

Translation of 'shorthand'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds.
Afrikaans: snelskrif	Arabic: إخْتِزال، كِتابَه مُخْتَز	Bulgarian: стенография
Brazilian: estenografia	Czech: těsnopis	German: die Kurzschrift
Danish: stenografi	Greek: στενογραφία	Spanish: taquigrafía
Estonian: kiirkiri	Farsi: تند نويسي	Finnish: pikakirjoitus
French: sténographie	Hebrew: קַצרָנוּת	Hindi: आशुलिपि
Croatian: stenografija	Hungarian: gyorsírás	Indonesian: steno
Icelandic: hraðritun	Italian: stenografia	Japanese: 速記
Korean: 속기	Lithuanian: stenografavimas	Latvian: stenogrāfija
Malay: trengkas	Dutch: stenografie	Norwegian: stenografi
Polish: stenografia	Persian: تند نويسي	Pashto: نډليك، يو ډول ګړندۍ ليكنه
Portuguese: estenografia	Romanian: stenografie	Russian: стенография
Slovak: stenografia	Slovenian: stenografija	Serbian: stenografija
Swedish: stenografi	Thai: ชวเลข	Turkish: steno
Taiwanese: 速記	Ukrainian: стенографія	Urdu: مختصر نویسی
Vietnamese: phép tốc kí	Chinese: 速记
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