Shorthand vs Longhand - What's the difference?
shorthand | longhand |
A compendious and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography; phonography
any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something
The written characters used in the common method of writing; -- opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.
To write something by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.
To write something out by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printing out; handwritten.
Longhand is a antonym of shorthand.
As nouns the difference between shorthand and longhand
is that shorthand is a compendious and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography; phonography while longhand is the written characters used in the common method of writing; -- opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.As an adverb longhand is
to write something by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.shorthand
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(en noun)- The jargon becomes a shorthand for these advanced concepts.
See also
* longhand * shorthanded English words with consonant pseudo-digraphslonghand
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(-)Synonyms
* handwritingAdverb
(-)- I had to write the essay out twice longhand – they wouldn’t let me print it out. It took forever!
