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1
a
system
of
fast
writing
that
uses
lines
and
simple
signs
to
represent
words
and
phrases
:
Examples:
Their
conversations
were
taken
down in shorthand by a
secretary
.
2
a
system
of
fast
writing
,
using
lines
and
symbols
to
represent
letters
,
words
, and
phrases
3
a
system
of
writing
that
uses
lines
and
symbols
to
represent
words
and is used to
record
what someone says as they are
speaking
:
Examples:
do/know shorthand I couldn't do shorthand so they said they couldn't
hire
me as a
secretary
.
in shorthand Today's
secretaries
are just as
likely
to tell their
boss
how to use a
laptop
as to take a
letter
in shorthand.
4
to be a
short
or
quick
way of
referring
to something:
Examples:
Wi-fi is shorthand for
wireless
fidelity
.
5
to be another way of saying that something has a
particular
quality
:
Examples:
With some
products
"made in the
U
.S.A."
remains
shorthand for
reliability
.
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