"stenograph" meaning in English

See stenograph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstɛn.ə.ɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɛn.ə.ɡɹæf/ [General-American], /ˈstɪn.ə.ɡɹæf/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-stenograph.wav Forms: stenographs [plural]
Etymology: From steno- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|steno|graph}} steno- + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} stenograph (plural stenographs)
  1. A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.
    Sense id: en-stenograph-en-noun-B8Za9Edm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with steno-, English terms suffixed with -graph, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 4 1 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with steno-: 38 18 12 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 49 11 4 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 8 3 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 5 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 4 2 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 11 4 38
  2. A shorthand character.
    Sense id: en-stenograph-en-noun-CopKB4hk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with steno-, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with steno-: 38 18 12 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 11 4 38
  3. A stenography machine.
    Sense id: en-stenograph-en-noun-NHFMzLMT Categories (other): English terms prefixed with steno- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with steno-: 38 18 12 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (shorthand): stenogram [masculine] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'shorthand': 45 50 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɛn.ə.ɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɛn.ə.ɡɹæf/ [General-American], /ˈstɪn.ə.ɡɹæf/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-stenograph.wav Forms: stenographs [present, singular, third-person], stenographing [participle, present], stenographed [participle, past], stenographed [past]
Etymology: From steno- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|steno|graph}} steno- + -graph Head templates: {{en-verb}} stenograph (third-person singular simple present stenographs, present participle stenographing, simple past and past participle stenographed)
  1. To write or report in stenographic characters.
    Sense id: en-stenograph-en-verb-tMW4Cxej Categories (other): English terms prefixed with steno-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with steno-: 38 18 12 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 8 3 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 11 4 38

Inflected forms

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