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stenograph

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɛn.ə.ɡɹɑːf/
  • General-American: /ˈstɛn.ə.ɡɹæf/
  • pin-pen-merger: /ˈstɪn.ə.ɡɹæf/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A shorthand character.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A stenography machine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To write or report in stenographic characters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a machine for typewriting shorthand characters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: typewriter

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noun

Meaning 6

a shorthand character

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: character, grapheme, graphic symbol

7

verb

Meaning 7

write in shorthand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The students were able to stenograph and record the conversation

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Broader terms: write

History

Etymology

From steno- + -graph.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: stenogram — shorthand