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Meaning of SHORTHAND

Pronunciation:  'short`hand

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a method of writing rapidly
  2. [adj]  written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes"
 
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 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}.
 

 

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