stenographic
/ˌstɛ.nəˈɡɹæ.fɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to stenography
Example Sentences
- "Bill Moyers, President Johnson's press secretary, also was critical: "The White House press corps is more stenographic than entrepreneurial in its approach to news gathering. Too many of them are sheep.""
Etymology
Etymology tree English stenography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English stenographic From stenography + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌstɛ.nəˈɡɹæ.fɪk/
Inflected Forms
more stenographic (comparative)
most stenographic (superlative)