stenotype: Meaning and Definition of

sten•o•type

Pronunciation: (sten'u-tīp"), [key]
— n.
  1. a keyboard machine resembling a typewriter, used in a system of phonetic shorthand.
  2. the symbols typed in one stroke on this machine.
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