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Tironian

UK/taɪˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/US/taɪˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/

Tironian adjective: of or pertaining to Marcus Tullius Tiro (died circa 4 BCE), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an early shorthand.

tironian: of or pertaining to Marcus Tullius Tiro (died circa 4 BCE), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an...
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Adjective

Tironian (comparative more Tironian, superlative most Tironian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Marcus Tullius Tiro (died circa 4 BCE), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an early shorthand.
    • The mark which expressed the word talis, being a little more sloped or inclined, expressed qualis; and the difference in the Tironian signs which stood for the complete words Ager and Amicus, was scarcely perceptible.1827, John Colin Dunlop, History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age, volume II
  2. Of or relating to Tironian notes.

Forms of Tironian

comparativemore Tironian
superlativemost Tironian

Origin of Tironian

Learned borrowing from Latin Tīrōniānus.

Phrases with Tironian

Words that rhyme with Tironian

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Questions about Tironian

What does Tironian mean?
Tironian means of or pertaining to Marcus Tullius Tiro (died circa 4 BCE), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an early shorthand.
What part of speech is Tironian?
Tironian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Tironian?
Tironian is pronounced /taɪˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Tironian in the dictionary

  1. Tiroleans
  2. Tirolese
  3. Tirolian
  4. Tirolians
  5. Tiron
  6. Tironian
  7. Tironian note
  8. Tironian notes
  9. tiropita
  10. tiropitas
  11. tiropites

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