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pho⋅nog⋅ra⋅phy

  [foh-nog-ruh-fee]
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–noun, plural -phies for 2.
1. phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.
2. a system of phonetic shorthand, as that invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837.
Origin:
1695–1705; phono- + -graphy

Related forms:
pho⋅nog⋅ra⋅pher, pho⋅nog⋅ra⋅phist, noun
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Memento Photography
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pho·nog·ra·phy   (fə-nŏg'rə-fē, fō-)   
n.  

  1. The science or practice of transcribing speech by means of symbols representing elements of sound; phonetic transcription.

  2. A system of shorthand based on phonetic transcription.

pho·nog'ra·pher, pho·nog'ra·phist n.
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