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Shorthand logo #10101) Bobby and Learned 2) Pitman or Gregg 3) Writing system 4) Written
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Shorthand

Shorthand logo #10101) Notes 2) Stenography 3) Written
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Shorthand

Shorthand logo #21000 Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos (narrow) and graphē or graphie (writing). It has also been called brachygraphy, from Greek brachys (short) and tachyg...
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Shorthand

Shorthand logo #22475A written language used by journalists to note down everything a person says at top speed.
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Shorthand

Shorthand logo #21002• (n.) A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.
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shorthand logo #21003a system for rapid writing that uses symbols or abbreviations for letters, words, or phrases. Among the most popular modern systems are Pitman, ...
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Shorthand logo #20972Short'hand` noun A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography .
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Shorthand

Shorthand logo #21217Shorthand is a system of graphical notation making it possible to record speech at greater speed than by normal writing. Early systems were developed by the Greeks and Romans. Modern shorthand was first developed in England in 1588 by Timothy Bright. Thomas Shelton developed a system employed by Samuel Pepys in 1630. The idea of using sound instead...
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shorthand logo #21741A writing system which uses short strokes or special symbols to represent letters or words to make note-taking much faster. The most common systems in English are Pitman, Gregg and Teeline.
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shorthand logo #20400[adj] - written in abbreviated or symbolic form 2. [n] - a method of writing rapidly
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shorthand logo #20974 adjective written in abbreviated or symbolic form; `shorthand notes`
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shorthand logo #21221Any system of rapid writing, such as the abbreviations practised by the Greeks and Romans. The first perfecter of an entirely phonetic system was Isaac Pitman, by which system speeds of about 300 words a minute are said to be attainable. The earliest recorded instance of shorthand being used is the system used by the historian Xenophon to write the...
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