tachygraphy
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin [Term?], from tachy- (“fast”) + -graphy (“written”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittachygraphy (uncountable)
- The art and practice of rapid writing.
- (historical) Stenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times.
- Coordinate terms: calligraphy, stenography
- 1827, John Colin Dunlop, History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age[1], volume II:
- Tiro, the favourite freedman of Cicero, greatly increased the number, and brought this sort of tachygraphy to its greatest perfection among the Romans.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editthe art and practice of rapid writing
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stenography as done in ancient times
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Further reading
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tachygraphy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- tachygraphy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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