phonography


pho·nog·ra·phy

P0255100 (fə-nŏg′rə-fē, fō-)n.1. The science or practice of transcribing speech by means of symbols representing elements of sound; phonetic transcription.2. A system of shorthand based on phonetic transcription.
pho·nog′ra·pher, pho·nog′ra·phist n.

phonography

(fəʊˈnɒɡrəfɪ) n1. (Linguistics) a writing system that represents sounds by individual symbols. Compare logography2. (Linguistics) the employment of such a writing system phoˈnographer, phoˈnographist n

pho•nog•ra•phy

(foʊˈnɒg rə fi)

n., pl. -phies. 1. phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand. 2. a system of phonetic shorthand, as that invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837. [1695–1705] pho•nog′ra•pher, pho•nog′ra•phist, n.

phonography

1. any system of phonetic shorthand, as that of Pitman.
2. phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand. — phonographer, phonographist, n. — phonographic, adj.See also: Writing
any phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand system. — phonog-rapher, phonographist, n. — phonographic, phonographical, adj.See also: Spelling
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