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stenotypist

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sten⋅o⋅typ⋅y

[sten-uh-tahy-pee]
–noun
shorthand in which alphabetic letters or types are used to produce shortened forms of words or groups of words.

Origin:
1890–95; stenotype + -y 3


sten⋅o⋅typ⋅ic [sten-uh-tip-ik] , adjective
sten⋅o⋅typ⋅ist, noun
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sten·o·type   (stěn'ə-tīp')   
n.  
  1. A keyboard machine used to record dictation in shorthand by a series of phonetic symbols.

  2. A phonetic symbol or combination of symbols produced by such a machine.

tr.v.   sten·o·typed, sten·o·typ·ing, sten·o·types
To record or transcribe (matter) with a stenotype machine.

[steno(graphy) + type.]
sten'o·typ'ist n.
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