ste·nog·ra·phy

[stuh-nog-ruh-fee]
noun
the art of writing in shorthand.

Origin:
1595–1605; steno- + -graphy

sten·o·graph·ic [sten-uh-graf-ik] , sten·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
sten·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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stenography (stəˈnɒɡrəfɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act or process of writing in shorthand by hand or machine
2.  matter written in shorthand
 
stenographic
 
adj
 
steno'graphical
 
adj
 
steno'graphically
 
adv

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Stenography is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Word Origin & History

stenography
"shorthand," c.1600, from Gk. stenos "narrow" (of unknown origin) + graphos "writing." Related: Stenographer (1809).
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Example sentences
The following section is used to determine your stenography ability.
The ad was promoting a kind of stenography training that is now extinct,
  presumably.
Subsequent inventions of computer aided transcription quickly moved machine
  stenography to a higher technology based process.
For example, a stenographer who is given a course in stenography is engaged in
  an activity to make her a better stenographer.
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