brachygraphy
brachygraphy noun: a system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
Noun
brachygraphy (countable and uncountable, plural brachygraphies)
- A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
- I would for these causes wish him that is melancholy […] to impose some task upon himself, to divert his melancholy thoughts: to study the art of memory […] , or practise brachygraphy, etc., that will ask a great deal of attention […], II.2.4
brachygraphy meaning in Tamil
brachygraphy in Tamil
- சுருக்கெழுத்து முறை
Forms of brachygraphy
| plural | brachygraphies |
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Origin of brachygraphy
From French brachygraphie, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”).
Words formed from brachygraphy
Questions about brachygraphy
- What does brachygraphy mean?
- Brachygraphy means a system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
- What is brachygraphy in Tamil?
- Brachygraphy in Tamil is சுருக்கெழுத்து முறை. See Brachygraphy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is brachygraphy?
- Brachygraphy is a noun.
- What is the plural of brachygraphy?
- The plural of brachygraphy is brachygraphies.
Words near brachygraphy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: brachygraphy (page history and authors); brachygraphy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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