Shorthand
Pronunciation : Short"hand`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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