shorthand

Pronunciation:		'short`hand
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Matching Terms:		shorthand typist
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a method of writing rapidly [adj] written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes"

	Synonyms:	stenography, written

	See Also:	hand, handwriting, script

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Short"hand`\, 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}.