brachygraphy

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English

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Etymology

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From French brachygraphie, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, short) + -γραφία (-graphía, writing).

Noun

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brachygraphy (countable and uncountable, plural brachygraphies)

  1. (obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: [], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: [] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
      , II.2.4:
      I would for these causes wish him that is melancholy [] to impose some task upon himself, to divert his melancholy thoughts: to study the art of memory [] , or practise brachygraphy, etc., that will ask a great deal of attention []

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