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short·hand
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ˈʃɔrtˌhænd
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shawrt
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noun
1.
a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes,
abbreviations
, or symbols that designate letters, words, or
phrases
(
distinguished from
longhand
).
2.
a simplified or makeshift manner or system of communication:
We spoke in a kind of pidgin shorthand to overcome the
language
barrier.
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adjective
3.
using or able to use shorthand.
4.
written in shorthand.
5.
of or pertaining to shorthand.
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Origin:
1630–40;
short
+
hand
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shorthand
(ˈʃɔːtˌhænd)
—
n
a. a system of rapid handwriting employing simple strokes and other symbols to represent words or phrases
b. (
as modifier
):
a shorthand typist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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shorthand
method of rapid writing, 1636, from
short
(adj.) +
hand
as in handwriting. Short-handed "having too few 'hands' " is from 1794; the ice hockey sense is recorded from 1939.
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