phonography

American  

[foh-nog-ruh-fee] / foʊˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

plural

phonographies

1. phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.

2. a system of phonetic shorthand, as that invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837.

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phonography British  

/ fəʊˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. a writing system that represents sounds by individual symbols Compare logography

2. the employment of such a writing system

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Other Word Forms

• phonographer noun
• phonographist noun

Etymology

Origin of phonography

First recorded in 1695–1705; phono- + -graphy

Example Sentences

The recording, part of Capitol's new import of Russian phonography, is disappointing.

From Time Magazine Archive

For words are not mere sounds, and in their orthography more is implied than in phonetics, or phonography.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

After all, the language will shape itself by larger forces than phonography and dictionary-making.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 by Various

There is no advertisement of phonography in the Cincinnati Enquirer or the Courier-Journal.

From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)

For all practical purposes phonography is no better now than it was thirty years ago.

From Work for Women by Manson, George J.