shorthand
ചുരുക്കെഴുത്താണ്
definition
noun
These notes are almost entirely written in Aramaic in a form of shorthand abbreviations.
a method of rapid writing by means of abbreviations and symbols, used especially for taking dictation. The major systems of shorthand are those devised in 1837 by Sir Isaac Pitman and in 1888 by John R. Gregg ( 1867–1948 ).
example
My flatmate and I use ‘dutch’ as a 'shorthand' for anything we disapprove of.
poetry for him is simply a 'shorthand' for literature that has aesthetic value
Now Bollywood is almost a 'shorthand' , a buzzword for one of the most happening trends in America.
Otherwise, he would not be able to record the thoughts of Martin O'Neill, and would have to rely on 'shorthand' skills.
When he was just 12, Mr Walton's father persuaded a local journalist to teach his son 'shorthand' in the hope that it would open doors to a better career.
It also defies commentators to find an easy generic 'shorthand' for its mode of creation.
Among the generals in the 1940s the 'shorthand' for being arrested and beaten up was ‘having coffee with Beria’.
They condense complicated concepts into 'shorthand' words and phrases, saving time.
With the development of girls' education and the acquisition of typing and 'shorthand' skills, women increasingly made their mark on this sector.
He and his brothers all helped out with reporting and were so skilled at 'shorthand' that each could read the other's verbatim notes.
For journalists, it could well signal the death-knell of the spiral-bound notebook with its copious 'shorthand' notes.
The name Tony Soprano replaced Michael Corleone as 'shorthand' for thug-like tactics.
Each supports the other by writing letters composed of little more than their own 'shorthand' dialogue.
While this may be a simplified description, it provides a useful 'shorthand' to examine the very different approaches of different disciplines.
It never prevailed over the more popular Pitman system of 'shorthand' , even though it was easier to write.
It becomes a touchstone, something that people can refer to, use as a 'shorthand' and take as a common foundation.
Hinduism is not a unified system of belief and practice, and should at best be regarded as a convenient 'shorthand' for a complex social and cultural phenomenon.
Stories and our memory of them then provide both an interpretive function and a 'shorthand' for the business of interpretation.
he took notes in 'shorthand'
Recently an auction of items belonging to Isaac Pitman, inventor of the Pitman 'shorthand' system of writing, went up for sale.
Each page on the pads is filled with all sorts of bizarre 'shorthand' scribbled in a totally random fashion around the edges.
Every meaningless name became 'shorthand' for a certain class status.
He cannot read 'shorthand' and throws Harker's encrypted writings on the fire in disgust.
Coleridge also gave lectures on general literature and philosophy, which have survived in the form of notes and 'shorthand' reports.
Sir Issac Pitman began the first correspondence course for his 'shorthand' system.
It doesn't often happen but when it does, the slogan provides a 'shorthand' for the entire campaign.
The chemical formula provides a great deal of information about a substance in 'shorthand' form.
While part two gives you a nice 'shorthand' to get your point across, part one precludes the fact that something doesn't have to be new to be good.
A 'shorthand' system such as the Banff system is completely opaque to nonspecialists.
This focus seems to have gone from a useful 'shorthand' to an obsession.
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