tachygraphy

American  

[ta-kig-ruh-fee, tuh-] / tæˈkɪg rə fi, tə- /

noun

1. shorthand, especially the ancient Greek and Roman handwriting used for rapid stenography and writing.

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tachygraphy British  

/ tæˈkɪɡrəfɪ, ˌtækɪˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. shorthand, esp as used in ancient Rome or Greece

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Other Word Forms

• tachygrapher noun
• tachygraphic adjective
• tachygraphical adjective
• tachygraphically adverb
• tachygraphist noun

Etymology

Origin of tachygraphy

First recorded in 1635–45; tachy- + -graphy

Example Sentences

I must leave it for experts in tachygraphy to decide whether the style of the Tironian notes is that of the school of Orléans.

From A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger A Study of Six Leaves of an Uncial Manuscript Preserved in the Pierpont Morgan Library New York by Lowe, E. A. (Elias Avery)

Tiro, the favourite freedman of Cicero, greatly increased the number, and brought this sort of tachygraphy to its greatest perfection among the Romans.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John