taˈkigrəfē, təˈk- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek tachygraphein to write shorthand (from tachygraphos tachygrapher) + English -y — more at tachygraph
1. : the art or practice of rapid writing : shorthand , stenography ; especially : the rapid writing or shorthand of the ancient Greeks and Romans
2.
a. : cursive writing
b. : the abbreviated form of Greek and Latin used in the Middle Ages