Meanings
nounstenography (usually uncountable, plural stenographies)
plural stenographies
- uncountableusuallyThe practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system
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Origin
From steno- (“narrow”) + -graphy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian стеногра́фия
- стеногра́фия (stenográfija)the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Catalan taquigrafia, estenografia
- taquigrafiathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
- estenografiathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Chinese Mandarin 速記 /速记
- 速記 /速记 (sùjì)the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Esperanto stenografio
- stenografiothe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Finnish pikakirjoitus, stenografia
- pikakirjoitusthe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
- stenografiathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
French sténographie
- sténographiethe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
German Stenographie, Kurzschrift
- Stenographiethe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
- Kurzschriftthe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Greek στενογραφία
- στενογραφία (stenografía)the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Hungarian gyorsírás
- gyorsírásthe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Irish luathscríbhneoireacht
- luathscríbhneoireachtthe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Italian stenografia
- stenografiathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Polish stenografia
- stenografiathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Portuguese taquigrafia, estenografia
- taquigrafiathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
- estenografiathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Romanian stenografie
- stenografiethe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Russian стеногра́фия
- стеногра́фия (stenográfija)the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Spanish taquigrafía, estenografía
- taquigrafíathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
- estenografíathe practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stenography
photographybiographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographychromatographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographycinematographyvideographycartographydemographyangiographylithographycrystallography
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
stenography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenography
MLA
“stenography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stenography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenography.
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