American English pronunciation

How to pronounce shorthand

IPA transcription: ['ʃɔɹt,hænd]

Pronunciation variants: ['ʃɔɹt,hænd]['ʃɚt,hænd]

Hear “shorthand” pronounced

['ʃɔɹt,hænd]

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['ʃɔɹt,hænd]

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['ʃɚt,hænd]

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Noun

  • a method of writing rapidly

Adjective

  • written in abbreviated or symbolic form

    “shorthand notes”

Usage examples

  • "Lake Street" became shorthand for the Bishop and the office of the Archdiocese.
  • Examples of such systems include Stenoscript, Speedwriting and Forkner shorthand.
  • This shorthand form is sometimes known as the Elvis operator in other languages.
  • Critical shorthand usually describes the Wall of Sound inaccurately as a maximum of noise.
  • They provide a shorthand to quickly communicate ideas.
  • It is shorthand for an average, unexceptional, middle-class suburban street.
  • His penalty-killing skills often generated breakaway chances while his team was shorthanded.