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Tironian note

Tironian note noun: any one of thousands of signs in a system of shorthand developed in the 60s BC by Cicero’s scribe Marcus Tullius Tiro.

Noun

Tironian note (plural Tironian notes)

  1. Any one of thousands of signs in a system of shorthand developed in the 60s BC by Cicero’s scribe Marcus Tullius Tiro.

Forms of Tironian note

pluralTironian notes

Origin of Tironian note

Calque of Latin nota Tīrōniāna

Questions about Tironian note

What does Tironian note mean?
Tironian note means any one of thousands of signs in a system of shorthand developed in the 60s BC by Cicero’s scribe Marcus Tullius Tiro.
What part of speech is Tironian note?
Tironian note is a noun.
What is the plural of Tironian note?
The plural of Tironian note is Tironian notes.

Words near Tironian note in the dictionary

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

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