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Meaning of tachygraphy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/tæˈkɪɡɹəfi/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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.

See also

tachyhydrite tachykinesia tachykinin tachylalia tachylectin tachylogia