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n. - A machine for typewriting shorthand characters; A shorthand character v. - Write in shorthand.

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  • The students were able to stenograph and record the conversation
  • Before many weeks Edward could "stenograph" fairly well, and as the typewriter had not then come into its own, he was ready to put his knowledge to practical use.
  • Court reporters typically record words in a unique shorthand language using a machine called a stenograph.
  • I cannot repeat what he said; I was too much engrossed to take my note-book out, and begin to stenograph his story.
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