steno
1
8.6
- noun
- /ˈstɛnoʊ/
- Jargon
:
bloc de notas
- The nuns followed in their spectator gaggle, Sister Julienne ready with a steno pad and pen.
- steno pad
- steno notebook
- pen and steno
Waistband was the bog green steno pad I came with like other teenagers came with pot.
- Waistband was the bog green steno pad I came with like other teenagers came with pot.
Examples
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The lawyer reviewed her notes from the trial, which were written in her steno pad.
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For example, I carry a handy steno pad with me always.
Blog text (27) -
"To be clear, that includes his personal steno notebooks," one letter stated.
Blog text (23) -
Or why I have to turn in my steno pad for a new one each time I've finished.
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"Anyway, since when have you become a Mary Dean fan?" Sandi set down her pen and steno pad.
Fiction book (1996) -
Amy is bustling in holding a steno pad and a pencil.
Fiction book (1994) -
Purposeful, overworked, and impatient, he was talking at high volume to a middle-aged woman who trailed behind him, scribbling nonstop on a steno pad.
Fiction book (1999) -
She took detailed notes in her steno pad during the meeting.
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He always carries a steno pad to jot down important information during interviews.
Synonyms
18
1.0
A small pad of blank or lined paper for writing notes
2
1.0
Small sheets of paper for short notes or letters
1
3.0
A small card for writing short notes or reminders
A small pad for writing notes
Compounds
- Jargon
1
9.3
A group of typists who type and write down what people say for an organization
Surface Forms
Etymology
Steno is a short form of stenography, which comes from the Greek root steno- meaning 'narrow'. Shorthand uses short, narrow marks to write very fast, so a steno is the small pad or device used for that quick note-taking.