Meanings
- historicaluncountableStenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times.
Tiro, the favourite freedman of Cicero, greatly increased the number, and brought this sort of tachygraphy to its greatest perfection among the Romans.
1827, John Colin Dunlop, History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age, volume II
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekταχυγράφος
- Englishtachygraphy
Derived from Ancient Greek ταχυγράφος (takhugráphos). By surface analysis, tachy- (“fast”) + -graphy (“writing”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan taquigrafia
- taquigrafiathe art and practice of rapid writing
French tachygraphie, tachygraphie
- tachygraphiethe art and practice of rapid writing
- tachygraphiestenography as done in ancient times
Portuguese taquigrafia, taquigrafia
- taquigrafiathe art and practice of rapid writing
- taquigrafiastenography as done in ancient times
Spanish taquigrafía
- taquigrafíathe art and practice of rapid writing
Cite this entry
tachygraphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachygraphy
“tachygraphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachygraphy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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