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steno

1

[ sten-oh ]

noun

, plural sten·os
  1. a stenographer.
  2. the art or practice of a stenographer; stenography.


steno-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “narrow,” “close,” used in the formation of compound words:

    stenopetalous.

steno.

3
or stenog

abbreviation for

  1. stenographer.
  2. stenographic.
  3. stenography.

steno-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating narrowness or contraction

    stenography

    stenosis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


steno

2

/ ˈstɛnəʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for stenographer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steno1

1910–15; by shortening; steno-

Origin of steno2

From the Greek word stenós

Origin of steno3

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; by shortening
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steno1

from Greek stenos narrow
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Example Sentences

But surely the change would have happened had she never emerged from the steno pool.

Fortunately, by then he was in England carrying a steno pad, not in Tunisia hauling a howitzer.

Steno first proved the heart to be a muscle that contracts actively and expels the blood.

Steno was rightly considered in his own time as one of the greatest of anatomical discoverers.

Genevieve—that yella-headed steno—was married last month to Henry, the shipping clerk.

And that poor Alba Steno, that child of twenty, whom they drag through these improper intrigues!

But it was unnecessary to mention it, for, situated as he was, Countess Steno would gladly have accepted him as a son-in-law.

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