Meanings
nounspeedwriting (uncountable)
- uncountableAny of various shorthands designed to be written or typed.
I remember she carried a notebook and would practise her speedwriting. The faster she could write, asking different questions, the better because she had to put it down fast.
2001, Alexandra Heilbron, Remembering Lucy Maud Montgomery, page 50
Origin
speed + writing, originally a trade name.
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APA
speedwriting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedwriting
MLA
“speedwriting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedwriting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speedwriting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedwriting.
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