a quick way of writing that uses symbols to represent letters, words, or phrases, used especially when you write what someone is saying as they are talking
Will they teach you to take shorthand (=write using shorthand)?
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a shorter or quicker way of saying something
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summary
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noun uncountable
US /ˈʃɔrtˌhænd/
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a quick way of writing that uses symbols to represent letters, words, or phrases, used especially when you write what someone is saying as they are talking
Will they teach you to take shorthand (=write using shorthand)?
in shorthand:
noteswritten in shorthand
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a shorter or quicker way of saying something
The phrase “spindoctor” became an apt shorthand for the politicalaides who surround the president.