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Webster 1913 Edition

Stenography

Ste-nog′ra-phy

,

Noun.

[Gr.

στενόσ

narrow, close +

graphy

: cf. F.

sténographie

, G.

stenographie

.]

The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stenography

STENOGRAPHY

,

Noun.

[supra.] The art of writing in short hand by using abbreviations or characters for whole words.

Definition 2025

stenography

stenography

English

Noun

stenography ‎(usually uncountable, plural stenographies)

The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand.

Derived terms

stenographic

Related terms

Translations

the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand

Chinese:
Mandarin: 速记 (zh)
Esperanto: stenografio
French: sténographie (fr) f
Georgian: სტენოგრაფია ‎(sṭenograpia)
German: Stenographie (de) f, Kurzschrift (de) f
Greek: στενογραφία (el) f ‎(stenografía)
Irish: luathscríbhneoireacht f
Italian: stenografia f

Polish: stenografia (pl) f
Portuguese: taquigrafia (pt) f, estenografia (pt) f
Russian: стеногра́фия (ru) ‎(stenográfija)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: бр̏зопӣс m

Roman: bȑzopīs (sh) m
Spanish: taquigrafía (es) f, estenografía (es) f