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Meaning of tachygraphy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
tæˈkɪɡɹəfi

Definitions

  1. The art and practice of rapid writing.
    uncountable
  2. Stenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times.
    historical, uncountable

Equivalents

Català taquigrafia
Español taquigrafía
Français tachygraphie
Português taquigrafia

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

tachyhydrite tachykinesia tachykinin tachylalia tachylectin tachylogia

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