stenography

[ stuh-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the art of writing in shorthand.

stenography

/ stəˈnɒɡrəfɪ; ˌstɛnəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. the act or process of writing in shorthand by hand or machine
2. matter written in shorthand

Derived Forms

• ˌstenoˈgraphically, adverb
• stenographic, adjective

Other Words From

• sten·o·graph·ic [sten-, uh, -, graf, -ik], steno·graphi·cal adjective
• steno·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stenography¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; steno- + -graphy

Example Sentences

She had taken night courses in stenography at Columbia University.

From New York Times

But exploring women at middle-age and older, as she tends to do, is also a canny defense against those who might reduce a young woman’s work to mere autobiographical stenography.

From New York Times

His grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, and his parents were high school teachers — his father taught history, his mother typing and stenography — and liberal Democrats.

From Washington Post

“The statistics are fans’ shorthand stenography for our stories,” Thorn said.

From Los Angeles Times

But in practice, these alerts and the neighborhood commentary attached to them often read like police stenography and amplify existing biases.

From Salon