Tachygraphy

//tæˈkɪɡɹəfi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The art and practice of rapid writing. uncountable
  2. 2
    a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system wordnet
  3. 3
    Stenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times. historical, uncountable

    "Tiro, the favourite freedman of Cicero, greatly increased the number, and brought this sort of tachygraphy to its greatest perfection among the Romans."

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contractionshorthandshorthandstenography

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"Tiro, the favourite freedman of Cicero, greatly increased the number, and brought this sort of tachygraphy to its greatest perfection among the Romans."

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ταχυγράφος (takhugráphos). By surface analysis, tachy- (“fast”) + -graphy (“writing”).

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