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tachygraphy

/tæˈkɪɡɹəfi/

tachygraphy noun: the art and practice of rapid writing.

Noun

tachygraphy (uncountable)

  1. The art and practice of rapid writing.
  2. (historical) Stenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times.
    • Tiro, the favourite freedman of Cicero, greatly increased the number, and brought this sort of tachygraphy to its greatest perfection among the Romans.1827, John Colin Dunlop, History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age, volume II

Origin of tachygraphy

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

Words formed from tachygraphy

Questions about tachygraphy

What does tachygraphy mean?
Tachygraphy means the art and practice of rapid writing.
What part of speech is tachygraphy?
Tachygraphy is a noun.
How do you pronounce tachygraphy?
Tachygraphy is pronounced /tæˈkɪɡɹəfi/.

Words near tachygraphy in the dictionary

  1. tachygraphist
  2. tachygraphists
  3. tachygraphometer
  4. tachygraphometers
  5. tachygraphs
  6. tachygraphy
  7. tachyhydrite
  8. tachyhydrites
  9. tachykinergic
  10. tachykinesia
  11. tachykinin

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