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Pitman, Sir Isaac

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtmən/

Definition of Pitman, Sir Isaac
  • (1813–97), English inventor of a shorthand system, published as Stenographic Sound Hand (1837). Pitman shorthand is still widely used in the UK and elsewhere.

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Definition of Pitman, Sir Isaac in the US English dictionary