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TACHYGRAPHY

Definition: TACHYGRAPHY

TACHYGRAPHY

Noun

1. The art or practice of rapid writing; shorthand writing; stenography.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Tachygraphy \Ta*chyg"ra*phy\, noun. [from Greek expression tachy`s quick -graphy: compare to the French expression tachygraphie.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: TACHYGRAPHY

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Writing

Shorthand; stenography, brachygraphy, tachygraphy; secret writing, writing in cipher; cryptography, stenography; phonography, pasigraphy, Polygraphy, logography.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: TACHYGRAPHY

English words defined with "TACHYGRAPHY": Tachygraphical. (references)

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Modern Translations: TACHYGRAPHY

Language Translations for "tachygraphy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

achygraphytay.(various references)

   

Spanish

  

tquigrafia. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "TACHYGRAPHY"

Words rhyming with "TACHYGRAPHY" (pronounced 'Ta*chyg"ra*phy'): Adenography, Aerography, Agrostography, Aluminography, Amorphy, Anaglyptography, Anemography, Angiography, Anthography, Anthropogeography, Anthropography, Anthroposophy, Archaeography, Arteriography, Arthrography, Astrography, Astrophotography, Aurigraphy, Autobiography, Autography, Autotypography, Balneography, Bibliography, Biogeography, Biography, Brachygraphy, Cacography, Calcography, Caligraphy, Calligraphy, Cardiography, Cartography, Celidography, Cerography, Chalcography, Cheirosophy, Chemigraphy, Chirography, Choregraphy, Chorography, Chromatography, Chromolithography, Chromophotography, Chronography, Chrysography, Climatography, Cometography, Cosmography, cryptography, Crystallography, Dactyliography, Demography, Dermatography, Ectypography, Electrography, Electro-telegraphy, Embryography, Enteradenography, Enterography, Enterorrhaphy, Epidemiography, Epigraphy, Epistolography, Ethnography, Eutrophy, Exstrophy, Galvanoglyphy, Galvanography, Gastroraphy, geography, Glossography, Glyphography, Glyptography, -graphy, gymnosophy, Gypsography, hagiography, Haliography, Hemautography, Heresiography, Heterography, Hierography, Histography, Historiography, Homography, Homomorphy, Horography, Horologiography, Hyalography, hydrography, Hyetography, Hymnography, hypertrophy, Ichnography, Ichthyography, Iconography, ideography, Inorthography, Isography, lexicography, Lexigraphy, Lichenography, lithography, Lithophotography, Logography, Lymphography, Macrography, Mechanography, Metagraphy, Metallography, Meteorography, Microcosmography, Microphotography, Monography, Murphy, Myography, Neography, Neurography, Nomography, Nosography, Numismatography, Oceanography, Odontography, Oleography, Opisthography, Optography, Orchesography, Oreography, Organography, Orography, Orphanotrophy, Orthography, Oryctography, Osteography, Otography, Ouranography, Paleography, Paleontography, Pansophy, Pantography, Papyrography, Pasigraphy, Pedotrophy, Perineorrhaphy, Perspectography, Petroglyphy, Petrography, Phantasmatography, philosophy, Phonography, Photoglyphy, Photography, Photolithography, Photomicrography, Phototelegraphy, Phototopography, Phototypography, Photoxylography, Photozincography, Phycography, Physico-philosophy, Phytogeography, Phytoglyphy, Phytography, Plastography, Plethysmography, Pluviography, Pneumography, Polyautography, Polygraphy, Polymorphy, Pornography, Potamography, Psalmography, Pseudepigraphy, Pseudography, Psychography, Pterylography, Pyrography, radiography, Radiotelegraphy, Rhyparography, Scenography, Sciography, Seismography, Selenography, Siderography, Sphenography, Splanchnography, Splenography, Steganography, Stelography, stenography, Stereography, Stereotypography, Stratigraphy, Stratography, Stylography, Syndesmography, Tarsorrhaphy, Technography, telegraphy, telephotography, Tenorrhaphy, Testaceography, Thalassography, theosophy, thermography, topography, Toreumatography, Trachelorrhaphy, Transferography, trophy, typography, Typolithography, Uranography, Voltagraphy, Xylography, Xylopyrography, Zincography, Zoogeography, Zoography. (additional references)

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Anagrams: TACHYGRAPHY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-g-h-h-p-r-t-y-y"

-5 letters: apathy, aphtha, patchy.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TACHYGRAPHY


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 41 43 48 59 47 52 41 50 48 59

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-    .-    -.-.    ....    -.--.    --.    .-.    .-    .--.    ....    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01000001 01000011 01001000 01011001 01000111 01010010 01000001 01010000 01001000 01011001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#65 &#67 &#72 &#89 &#71 &#82 &#65 &#80 &#72 &#89

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0041 0043 0048 0059 0047 0052 0041 0050 0048 0059

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5435374259415235504259

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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