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steno

1

[ sten-oh ]

noun

, plural sten·os
  1. a stenographer.
  2. the art or practice of a stenographer; stenography.


steno-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “narrow,” “close,” used in the formation of compound words:

    stenopetalous.

steno.

3
or stenog

abbreviation for

  1. stenographer.
  2. stenographic.
  3. stenography.

steno-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating narrowness or contraction

    stenography

    stenosis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

steno

2

/ ˈstɛnəʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for stenographer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steno1

1910–15; by shortening; steno-

Origin of steno2

From the Greek word stenós

Origin of steno3

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; by shortening
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steno1

from Greek stenos narrow
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Example Sentences

Elsewhere in “Mothercare,” we get glimpses of a woman who took painting lessons, who scribbled her diary into steno pads, who wrote short stories about her cat.

So, to keep himself organized, Horton started writing everything down in a steno pad notebook.

Back then, he wrote his observations — temperatures, snow, the sight of a gray jay or the tracks of a red fox — in small round script in steno notepads, to keep busy in a place he came to be alone.

The Nordic region's biggest bank on Wednesday removed the note by Chief Analyst Martin Enlund and Global Chief Strategist Andreas Steno Larsen from its website, after it caused a stir on Twitter.

"We have initiated an internal review, and the two analysts will not write or publish during the review," Nordea's Chief communicator Tuomas Forsell told Reuters in repose to questions about the analysts named on the note, Martin Enlund and Andreas Steno Larsen.

From Reuters

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