Phonography
Phonography , noun
[Phono- + -graphy.]
1.
A description of the laws of the human voice, or sounds uttered by the organs of speech.
2.
A representation of sounds by distinctive characters; commonly, a system of shorthand writing invented by Isaac Pitman, or a modification of his system, much used by reporters.
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3.
The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph.