tachygraphy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tæˈkɪɡrəfɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ta kig′rə fē, tə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ta•chyg•ra•phy  (ta kig′rə fē, tə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. shorthand, esp. the ancient Greek and Roman handwriting used for rapid stenography and writing.
  • 1635–45; tachy- + -graphy
ta•chyg′ra•pher, ta•chyg′ra•phist, n. 
tach•y•graph•ic  (tak′i graf′ik),USA pronunciation tach′y•graph′i•cal, adj.  tach′y•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tachygraphy /tæˈkɪɡrəfɪ/ n
  1. shorthand, esp as used in ancient Rome or Greece
'tachygraphy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tachy- - tachygraph

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