phonography
/fəˈnɑɡrəfi/
noun
- A system of writing that represents speech sounds, such as shorthand or a phonetic alphabet.
- The linguist developed a phonography for the indigenous language to preserve it.
- Phonography helps people write down spoken words quickly and accurately.
- Pitman shorthand is a form of phonography used by secretaries in the past.
- The practice or art of sound recording, especially using early mechanical devices.
- The history of phonography began with Thomas Edison's phonograph.
- Early phonography required careful handling of fragile wax cylinders.
- She gave a lecture on the evolution of phonography from analog to digital.
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