Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

    Kurzschrift, Stenografie, Stenographie

    стеногра́фияstenográfija, ско́рописьskóropisʹ

  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

    The jargon becomes a shorthand for these advanced concepts.

    Stenogramm

    ско́рописьskóropisʹ, усло́вное обозначе́ниеuslóvnoje oboznačénije

More definitions
  • a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system

Examples

13 sentences
  1. She took down the speech in shorthand.

  2. Tom learned shorthand from Mary.

    deTom hat von Maria Stenographie gelernt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I've decided to learn shorthand.

    ruЯ решил выучиться стенографии. — marafon

  4. This is called shorthand.

    ruЭто называется стенография. — marafon

    deDas nennt sich Kurzschrift. — mhr

  5. I have decided to learn shorthand.

    ruЯ решил выучиться стенографии. — marafon

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
rough and rapid method of writing:
brief or shortened way of saying or doing something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
rough and rapid method of writing:
brief or shortened way of saying or doing something:

Origin

The noun is derived from short + hand (“handwriting; style of penmanship”). The verb is de

The noun is derived from short + hand (“handwriting; style of penmanship”). The verb is derived from the noun.

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Forms

plural: shorthands

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

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