shorthand
IPA: ʃˈɔrthænd
noun
- A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.
- (by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.
verb
- (transitive) To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.
- (transitive, by extension) To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.
- (intransitive) To write in shorthand.
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Examples of "shorthand" in Sentences
- Was the Catechism written in shorthand
- The secretary took the notes in shorthand.
- The jargon is easily learned and the shorthand can be understood.
- It is just shorthand for the approximate beginning of the conflict.
- Note the succinctness of the shorthand compared to the normal text.
- The use of the word is justified as extremely convenient shorthand.
- In the USA, the name follows a shorthand for the type of instrument.
- In that instance, the name of the second party is the shorthand name.
- But the originality of the Ukrainian shorthand should be specially noted.
- Is the OP simply using the orthography as shorthand for the pronunciation