brachygraphy
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brachygraphy
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From French brachygraphie, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”).
noun brachygraphies
- A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand. 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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@misc{brachygraphy_2026,
title = {brachygraphy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brachygraphy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
