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Shorthand

Short′handˊ

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Noun.
A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under
Phonography
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shorthand

shorthand

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Noun

shorthand (plural shorthands)

  1. A compendious and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography; phonography
  2. any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something
    The jargon becomes a shorthand for these advanced concepts.

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