shorthand

CEFRC2

/ˈʃɔːthænd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A quick writing system using symbols and shortened forms.

  2. 02

    noun

    A simple way of referring to something complex.

Examples

  • That girl couldn't take things down in longhand, let alone shorthand.

  • This is shorthand writing, by means of which we can keep up with the talker.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

  2. To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.

  3. A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

More examples

In context

  • The jargon becomes a shorthand for these advanced concepts.

  • All ſhort Hands are ſubject to Ambiguity; for there being but 8 Marks to repreſent 24 Letters, and thoſe 8 being uſed for 8 of them in the Short Hand Alphabets, the other Letters muſt be deſcribed by Characters compounded of theſe 8.

  • [Dan] Brown shorthands the argument that Freemasonry really is inclusive through the personas and characters of Katherine Solomon and Warren Bellamy.

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Origin

noun

The noun is derived from short + hand (“handwriting; style of penmanship”). The verb is derived from the noun.