Tachygraphy: alternatives and connections

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Tachygraphy

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

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Hand 76% connected

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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Handwriting 76% connected

The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography.

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Script 76% connected

A writing; a written document.

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Shorthand 92% connected

A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stenography 92% connected

The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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