Short'-hānd, n.
n. [From short and hand.] A compendious method of writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for words; short writing: stenography; brachygraphy. [See Illust. under PHONOGRAPHY.]
n. [From short and hand.] A compendious method of writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for words; short writing: stenography; brachygraphy. [See Illust. under PHONOGRAPHY.]