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- [shawrt-hand]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌhænd/
- /ˈʃɔːt.hænd/
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- [shawrt-hand]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌhænd/
Definitions of shorthand word
- noun shorthand a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand). 1
- noun shorthand a simplified or makeshift manner or system of communication: We spoke in a kind of pidgin shorthand to overcome the language barrier. 1
- adjective shorthand using or able to use shorthand. 1
- adjective shorthand written in shorthand. 1
- adjective shorthand of or relating to shorthand. 1
- noun shorthand rapid writing system 1
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Origin of shorthand
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; short + hand
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Parts of speech for Shorthand
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shorthand popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shorthand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shorthand
noun shorthand
- calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
- cuneiform — wedge-shaped
- dictation — Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.
- hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- longhand — writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand).
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