stenotypy

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sten·o·typ·y

S0738250 (stĕn′ə-tī′pē)n. pl. sten·o·typ·ies The art or process of transcribing with a stenotype machine.

stenotypy

(ˈstɛnəˌtaɪpɪ) n (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a form of shorthand in which alphabetic combinations are used to represent groups of sounds or short common words[C19: from steno- + type + -y3, on the model of stenography] stenotypic adj ˈstenoˌtypist n

sten•o•typ•y

(ˈstɛn əˌtaɪ pi)

n. shorthand in which symbols are used to produce shortened forms of words or phrases. [1890–95; steno (graphy) + -type + -y3] sten`o•typ′ic (-ˈtɪp ɪk) adj.

stenotypy

a phonographic shorthand in which alphabetic letters, produced by hand or a special machine, are used to represent words and phrases. — stenotypist, n. — stenotypic, adj.See also: Writing