1. a system of shorthand writing based on sound
Usage: historical
2. the art or practice of recording sound
Usage: technical

Examples

• The secretary learned phonography to take dictation quickly.
• Phonography was widely used in business offices before typewriters became common.
• Students of phonography practiced writing sounds as symbols.
• The development of phonography revolutionized court reporting.
• Early phonography systems were based on the sounds of speech rather than spelling.
• Modern stenographers still use principles derived from traditional phonography.