# Heavy shorthand

> Still possible: The text is a heavily abbreviated or shorthand rendering of Latin or a vernacular, with word ends replaced by a small set of suspension…

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# Heavy shorthand

The text is a heavily abbreviated or shorthand rendering of Latin or a vernacular, with word ends replaced by a small set of suspension signs.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Five pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## Evidence 5 for · 3 against

## The questions it answers

[What kind of text is it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG1S1G6D9T/what-kind-of-text-is-it)

Most likelyA notation or memory system

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Heavy shorthand [Answer ANS0D8GEEGG31EW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8GEEGG31EW
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**ANS** 0D8GEEGG31EW

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