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stenotypy

[ sten-uh-tahy-pee ]

noun

  1. shorthand in which alphabetic letters or types are used to produce shortened forms of words or groups of words.

stenotypy

/ ˈstɛnəˌtaɪpɪ; ˌstɛnəˈtɪpɪk /

noun

  1. a form of shorthand in which alphabetic combinations are used to represent groups of sounds or short common words
“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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Derived Forms

  • stenotypic, adjective
  • ˈstenoˌtypist, noun
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Other Words From

  • sten·o·typ·ic [sten-, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
  • steno·typist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stenotypy1

First recorded in 1890–95; stenotype + -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stenotypy1

C19: from steno- + type + -y ³, on the model of stenography
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Example Sentences

Stenotypy, sten′o-tīp-i, n. a system of shorthand representing by ordinary letters shortened signs of words or phrases.

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