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stenotype

noun
steno·​type | \ ˈste-nÉ™-ËŒtÄ«p How to pronounce stenotype (audio) \

Definition of stenotype

: a small machine somewhat like a typewriter used to record speech by means of phonograms
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Other Words from stenotype

stenotype transitive verb
stenotypist \ ˈste-​nÉ™-​ËŒtÄ«-​pist How to pronounce stenotypist (audio) \ noun
stenotypy \ ˈste-​nÉ™-​ËŒtÄ«-​pÄ“ How to pronounce stenotypy (audio) \ noun

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 The field, which many like to date back to ancient scribes, requires training in typing as many as 225 words a minute on a stenotype machine, a chorded keyboard used to transcribe spoken word into shorthand. — Francesca Fontana, WSJ, "What’s in a Name? For Some Court Reporters, Misconceptions," 4 July 2017

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First Known Use of stenotype

1913, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for stenotype

steno- (as in stenography) + type

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