stenography
noun
ste·nog·ra·phy
stə-ˈnä-grə-fē 
1
: the art or process of writing in shorthand
2
: shorthand especially written from dictation or oral discourse
3
: the making of shorthand notes and subsequent transcription of them
Examples of stenography in a Sentence
Secretaries must be able to do stenography.
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During this seeming golden age, the leading news organizations adjusted their fundamental relationship to government, shifting from a kind of elevated stenography to the critical journalism that has become the norm.
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Jacob Weisberg, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
His mother, Dorothy (Siegel) Gitlin, taught typing and stenography.
—New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
Many science journalists have come to accept a frankly unacceptable level of mediocrity in our own practice, including playing an odd blame game whenever mistakes are made, and tolerating stenography.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2012
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.
—Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2022
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Jacob Weisberg, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
His mother, Dorothy (Siegel) Gitlin, taught typing and stenography.
—New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
Many science journalists have come to accept a frankly unacceptable level of mediocrity in our own practice, including playing an odd blame game whenever mistakes are made, and tolerating stenography.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2012
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.
—Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2022
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“Stenography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stenography. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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