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stenographic

adj · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌstɛ.nəˈɡɹæ.fɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æfɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: S T EH2 N AH0 G R AE1 F IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to stenography

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or employing stenography

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stenographical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English stenography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English stenographic From stenography + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: stenografik — Translations
  • Arabic: اِخْتِزَالِيّ (iḵtizāliyy) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 速記的 /速记的 (sùjìde) — Translations
  • Czech: stenografický — Translations
  • French: sténographique — Translations
  • German: stenografisch — Translations
  • Greek: στενογραφικός (stenografikós) — Translations
  • Ido: stenografala — Translations
  • Italian: stenografico — Translations
  • Latin: stenographicus — Translations
  • Polish: stenograficzny — Translations
  • Russian: стенографи́ческий (stenografíčeskij) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: stenògrafskī — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: stenogràfījskī — Translations
  • Spanish: taquigráfico — Translations
  • Uzbek: stenografik — Translations
  • Volapük: stenografik — Translations
Real reading context

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