n. [ Gr. &unr_; a post, slab, pillar + -graphy: cf. Gr. &unr_; an inscription on a tablet. ] The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars. [ R. ] Stackhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. steno`s narrow, close + graphy: cf. F. sténographie, G. stenographie. ] The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand. [ 1913 Webster ]