stenography

English

Etymology

From steno- (“narrow”) +‎ -graphy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /stɪˈnɒɡɹəfi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /stəˈnɑɡɹəfi/
• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

stenography (usually uncountable, plural stenographies)

1. The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand

Usage notes

• This word is often confused with steganography, the practice of hiding a secret message in an innocuous communication to avoid detection

Derived terms

• stenographic

Related terms

• steno
• stenogram
• stenographer
• steno pad
• steno pool

Translations

the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand

Armenian: սղագրություն (hy) (sġagrutʻyun) Bulgarian: стеногра́фия (bg) f (stenográfija) Catalan: taquigrafia f, estenografia f Chinese: Mandarin: 速记 (zh) (sùjì) Esperanto: stenografio Finnish: pikakirjoitus (fi), stenografia (fi) French: sténographie (fr) f Friulian: stenografie f Georgian: სტენოგრაფია (sṭenograpia) German: Stenographie (de) f, Kurzschrift (de) f Greek: στενογραφία (el) f (stenografía) Hungarian: gyorsírás (hu) Irish: luathscríbhneoireacht f Italian: stenografia (it) f Polish: stenografia (pl) f Portuguese: taquigrafia (pt) f, estenografia (pt) f Romanian: stenografie (ro) f Russian: стеногра́фия (ru) (stenográfija) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: бр̏зопӣс m Roman: bȑzopīs (sh) m Spanish: taquigrafía (es) f, estenografía (es) f

Further reading

• stenography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia