stenography

C2 Topic:Communication

US /stəˈnɑːɡrəfi/ UK /steˈnɒɡrəfi/ See IPA manual

Freq #105811

Meanings

1

noun
the art, system, or practice of recording speech rapidly in shorthand or with a stenotype machine

She studied stenography so that she could take down a speaker's words almost as quickly as he spoke.
2

noun
writing or reporting that reproduces statements with little independent analysis or scrutiny

The article amounted to stenography because it repeated the press release without checking its claims.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the art, system, or... shorthandtachygraphy

2 noun · writing or reporting that... uncritical transcriptionverbatim reporting

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Word family

Derived forms stenographer stenographic

Related forms stenographstenotypetranscription

Etymology

From steno-, ultimately Greek stenos, 'narrow or compressed,' + -graphy, from Greek graphia, 'writing.' The name literally denotes compressed writing and was applied to systems designed to capture speech rapidly.

Topics

Communication

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# stenography

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /stəˈnɑːɡrəfi/
**IPA (UK):** /steˈnɒɡrəfi/
**Frequency rank:** 105811

## Meanings
1. the art, system, or practice of recording speech rapidly in shorthand or with a stenotype machine
2. writing or reporting that reproduces statements with little independent analysis or scrutiny

## Examples
- She studied stenography so that she could take down a speaker's words almost as quickly as he spoke.
- The article amounted to stenography because it repeated the press release without checking its claims.

## Synonyms
- shorthand
- tachygraphy
- rapid transcription

## Derived Forms
- stenographer
- stenographic

## Related Forms
- stenograph
- stenotype
- transcription

## Etymology
From steno-, ultimately Greek stenos, 'narrow or compressed,' + -graphy, from Greek graphia, 'writing.' The name literally denotes compressed writing and was applied to systems designed to capture speech rapidly.

## Topics
- Communication

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