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Meaning of "Speedwriting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEEDWRITING

Speedwriting  [ˈspiːdˌraɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEEDWRITING

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Speedwriting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPEEDWRITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Speedwriting

Speedwriting is a shorthand writing system developed in 1924 by Emma Dearborn, an instructor at the University of Chicago. It uses alphabetic characters and was originally designed so that it could be written by pen, or on a typewriter. Speedwriting is phonetic with a ‘k’ used for a hard c, ‘C’ for ‘ch’, ‘j’ for ‘g’ in ‘age’. It condenses words by omitting silent letters and only writing long vowels, and initial short vowels. Sentences are ended with ‘\’ and a ‘/’ is used for omitted syllables. There are other abbreviating devices, including capitalisation, and the use of punctuation marks to denote combinations of sounds. It uses around 100 abbreviations for common words and suffixes. Speedwriting uses a stylized script made in 1942 for faster handwriting, in which the ‘t’ is uncrossed, ‘i’ is not dotted, ‘m’ is a simple curve like a stretched ‘n’ and 'w' is also a simple curve like a stretched 'u'. Speedwriting is more than twice as fast as longhand, due to using half the letters, but it is nowhere near as fast as symbolic shorthand systems.

Definition of Speedwriting in the English dictionary

The definition of Speedwriting in the dictionary is ® a form of shorthand in which alphabetic combinations are used to represent groups of sounds or short common words.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPEEDWRITING


biting
ˈbaɪtɪŋ
copywriting
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
freewriting
ˈfriːˌraɪtɪŋ
handwriting
ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ
inviting
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
newswriting
ˈnjuːzˌraɪtɪŋ
playwriting
ˈpleɪˌraɪtɪŋ
prewriting
priːˈraɪtɪŋ
screenwriting
ˈskriːnraɪtɪŋ
scriptwriting
ˈskrɪptˌraɪtɪŋ
self-righting
ˌsɛlfˈraɪtɪŋ
skywriting
ˈskaɪˌraɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
sportswriting
ˈspɔːtsˌraɪtɪŋ
typewriting
ˈtaɪpˌraɪtɪŋ
underwriting
ˈʌndəˌraɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEEDWRITING

accounting
auditing
awaiting
backbiting
counterfeiting
creative writing
editing
forfaiting
government in waiting
inhibiting
lady-in-waiting
limiting
no waiting
recruiting
siting
soliciting
suiting
uninviting
visiting
vomiting
waiting

Synonyms and antonyms of Speedwriting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Speedwriting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEEDWRITING

Find out the translation of Speedwriting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Speedwriting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Speedwriting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Speedwriting
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Escritura Rápida
570 millions of speakers

English

Speedwriting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Speedwriting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Speedwriting
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Speedwriting
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Speedwriting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Speedwriting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Speedwriting
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Speedwriting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Speedwriting
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Speedwriting
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Speedwriting
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Speedwriting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Speedwriting
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Speedwriting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पीडमिटिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Speedwriting
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Speedwriting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Speedwriting
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Speedwriting
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Speedwriting
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Speedwriting
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Speedwriting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Speedwriting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Speedwriting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Speedwriting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEEDWRITING»

The term «Speedwriting» is normally little used and occupies the 147.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEEDWRITING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Speedwriting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEEDWRITING»

Discover the use of Speedwriting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Speedwriting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Speed Writing Skills Training Course: Speedwriting for ...
BakerWrite Speed Writing enables people to learn a new system in a matter of hours and become proficient within weeks. This book is laid out in six easy-to-follow lessons that take about an hour each.
Heather Baker, Margaret Greenhall, 2010
2
Speedwriting for Notetaking and Study Skills
They also learn to be selective in what to put down, doing so in a useful format. The text also provides important aids to studying and reviewing effectively.
Joe M. Pullis, 1990
3
Speedwriting
This is a new release of the original 1954 edition.
Alexander L. Sheff, 2013
4
Speedwriting Shorthand Dictation and Transcription, Regency ...
The Student Transcript contains the printed keys for all letters and memos in the text, and a reading chart. The Instructor's Guide provides a detailed lesson planning section, vocabulary tests, and dictation and transcription tests.
Joe M. Pullis, 1987
5
Communication Skills SPEAKING AND WRITING IN ENGLISH
It is strongly felt that speedwriting can be useful in three areas. First, because of the time limit, students cannot (or must learn not to) labour over grammar. Thus, speedwriting helps them to write more fluently. Second, speedwriting discourages ...
6
Popular Science
The Real Estate Educator T THE last line is Speedwriting, a remarkable new discovery that takes the place of shorthand. Now everyone can write shorthand the new easy way. All the business world needs shorthand because shorthand saves ...
7
Popular Science
THE SHORTHAND FOR EVERYONE! Easiest to LEARN! Easiest to WRITE! THIS is the same famous SPEEDWRITING system of Shorthand for which thousands gladly paid $9.95. It is the EASIEST SHORTHAND TO LEARN because you use ...
8
Ebony
If so. you are actually seeing for yourself just how simple it is to turn your ABCs into shorthand with Speedwriting. There's no "mystery" to Speedwriting Shorthand. No strange signs or symbols to learn. No expensive machines to buy.
9
The Rotarian
"That isn't their fault, Mr. Chapman. Old-fashioned shorthand requires months of hard study and practice, and even when it is mastered it is difficult to read. But Speed- writing is very easy. I — " " Speedwriting? What's that? " For answer the girl ...
10
Ebony
Speedwriting shorthand is based on simple abc's— no machines, no strange symbols. You can quickly learn to write 120 w.p.m. (50% above Civil Service req.) — at home or in classrooms in 475 cities in 28 countries. Age no obstacle. Typing  ...

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEEDWRITING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Speedwriting is used in the context of the following news items.
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mokant.at Akademie: Speedwriting leichtgemacht
Die folgenden Momentaufnahmen entstanden bei dem acht-minütigen Speedwriting bei der mokant.at Akademie 2015. Die Geräusche dazu gibt es hier: ... «mokant.at, May 15»
2
Remember, remember, the month of NOVEMBER
15: 1837 - Isaac Pitman, a 24-year-old teacher from Wiltshire publishes his speedwriting system for business use. In the US his brother Benjamin will make ... «Express.co.uk, Nov 14»
3
Barbara Walters: The Original Peggy Olson
... privileged female graduates of her generation did: Enroll in speedwriting school. But, as Walters confesses in her memoir, Audition, her shorthand skills "didn't ... «WUWM, May 14»
4
Textism: Is spelling over?
Those School of Speedwriting ads were everywhere in New York in the 1950s and '60s, and in New Jersey, where I grew up. I didn't want to become a secretary ... «The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A., Oct 13»
5
Colegio Speedwriting celebra hoy sus 50 años de creación
Alumnos, profesores, padres de familia y hasta una confraternidad de exalumnos del colegio internacional Speedwriting participan hoy en un pregón, para ... «El Universo, Aug 12»
6
El aprendizaje en los institutos técnicos se medirá en evaluación
En el tecnológico superior Speedwriting (av. 9 de Octubre y Chimborazo) se ofrecen dos carreras: Análisis de Sistemas (126 alumnos) y Administración de ... «El Universo, Jun 12»
7
Principal in PSSA flap resigns
Courses for newspaper, yearbook, band and chorus will be eliminated next school year as well as less popular courses like business law and speedwriting. «Allentown Morning Call, Apr 11»
8
Steven Kroll, 69, children's and YA book author
Kroll grew up on the Upper West Side, the son of Julius Kroll, a prominent diamond merchant, and Anita Berger, who for a while taught Speedwriting, a form of ... «The Villager, Mar 11»

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