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brachygraphy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brachyg-ra-phy
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

brachygraphies (plural)

Derived Forms

brachygrapher brachygraphic

Questions

What does brachygraphy mean?
A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
Where does brachygraphy come from?
From French brachygraphie, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”).

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