shorthand
short|hand /ʃ'ɔːrthænd/
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Shorthand is a quick way of writing and uses signs to represent words or syllables. Shorthand is used by secretaries and journalists to write down what someone is saying.
Ben took notes in shorthand.
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You can use shorthand to mean a quick or simple way of referring to something.
`Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand...short|hand typ|ist (shorthand typists)
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A shorthand typist is a person who types and writes shorthand, usually in an office. (BRIT; in AM, use stenographer)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Shorthand is a quick way of writing and uses signs to represent words or syllables. Shorthand is used by secretaries and journalists to write down what someone is saying.
Ben took notes in shorthand.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] also a N
You can use shorthand to mean a quick or simple way of referring to something.
`Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand...short|hand typ|ist (shorthand typists)
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A shorthand typist is a person who types and writes shorthand, usually in an office. (BRIT; in AM, use stenographer)