Meanings
adjectiveTironian (comparative more Tironian, superlative most Tironian)
comparative more Tironian · superlative most Tironian
- Of or pertaining to Marcus Tullius Tiro (died circa 4 BCE), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an early shorthand.
The mark which expressed the word talis, being a little more sloped or inclined, expressed qualis; and the difference in the Tironian signs which stood for the complete words Ager and Amicus, was scarcely perceptible.
1827, John Colin Dunlop, History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age, volume II - Of or relating to Tironian notes.
Origin
- LatinTīrōniānus
- LatinTīrōniānus
- EnglishTironian
Learned borrowing from Latin Tīrōniānus.
More words from Latin
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Dutch tironisch
- tironischof or pertaining to M. Tullius Tiro
German tironisch
- tironischof or pertaining to M. Tullius Tiro
Italian tironiano
- tironianoof or pertaining to M. Tullius Tiro
Latin Tīrōniānus
- Tīrōniānusof or pertaining to M. Tullius Tiro
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
Tironian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tironian
MLA
“Tironian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tironian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tironian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tironian.
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