stenographic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌstɛnəˈɡɹæfɪk/ UK /ˌstenəˈɡrɑːfɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #181212

Meanings

1

adj
relating to, written in, or employing shorthand or stenography

Jonathan kept a stenographic journal that few other travelers could read.
2

adj
recording another person's words mechanically, with little analysis, investigation, or criticism

The editor rejected the stenographic report because it merely repeated the minister's claims.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to, written in, or... shorthandstenographical

2 adj · recording another person's... uncritical verbatimtranscriptive

Opposites

analytical interpretive critical

Word family

Derived forms stenographically

Related forms stenography stenograph stenographer

Etymology

Formed from stenography + -ic. Stenography combines Greek stenos, 'narrow or compressed,' with -graphia, 'writing.' The later journalistic sense compares uncritical reporting to a stenographer's verbatim transcription.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# stenographic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌstɛnəˈɡɹæfɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌstenəˈɡrɑːfɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 181212

## Meanings
1. relating to, written in, or employing shorthand or stenography
2. recording another person's words mechanically, with little analysis, investigation, or criticism

## Examples
- Jonathan kept a stenographic journal that few other travelers could read.
- The editor rejected the stenographic report because it merely repeated the minister's claims.

## Synonyms
- shorthand
- stenographical
- verbatim
- transcriptive

## Antonyms
- analytical
- interpretive
- critical

## Derived Forms
- stenographically

## Related Forms
- stenography
- stenograph
- stenographer

## Etymology
Formed from stenography + -ic. Stenography combines Greek stenos, 'narrow or compressed,' with -graphia, 'writing.' The later journalistic sense compares uncritical reporting to a stenographer's verbatim transcription.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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