# phonography

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The transcription of speech using symbols.
2. A form of shorthand using such symbols.
3. The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph.
4. Pornography; explicit depiction of sexual subject matter.

## Etymology
From French phonographie.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/phonography