stenograph

[sten-uh-graf, -grahf]

sten·o·graph

[sten-uh-graf, -grahf]
noun
1.
any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.
2.
a character written in shorthand.
verb (used with object)
3.
to write in shorthand.

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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

Origin:
1815–25; steno- + -graph
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stenograph (ˈstɛnəˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf)
 
n
1.  any of various keyboard machines for writing in shorthand
2.  any character used in shorthand
 
vb
3.  (tr) to record (speeches, minutes, letters, etc) in shorthand

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