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Tironian — Ti*ro ni*an, a. [L. Tironianus, fr. Tiro, the learned freedman and amanuensis of Cicero.] Of or pertaining to Tiro, or a system of shorthand said to have been introduced by him into ancient Rome. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tironian notes — Type printed semi syllabic shorthand Languages Latin Creator Marcu Tullius Tiro Created 60s BCE Time period 1st century BCE 16th century ACE … Wikipedia
Tironian sign — noun An ampersand • • • Main Entry: ↑Tironian … Useful english dictionary
Tironian — adjective Of or pertaining to (died circa 4 BC), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an early shorthand … Wiktionary
tironian — ti·ro·ni·an … English syllables
tironian — (ˈ)tī|rōnēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin tironianus, from tiron (from M. Tullius Tiro fl 1st century B.C. secretary of Cicero) + ianus ian : of or relating to the learned freedman Tiro or the notae Tironianae … Useful english dictionary
Shorthand — is an abbreviated and/or symbolic writing method that increases speed or brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos (narrow) and graphē … Wikipedia
Scribal abbreviation — Sigla redirects here. For the village in Poland, see Sigła. Text sample from an early 15th century Bible manuscript. Scribal abbreviations (sigla [plural], siglum and sigil [singular]) are the abbreviations used by ancient and mediæval scribes… … Wikipedia
Palaeography — Palæography † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Palæography (palaia, ancient , graphe, writing ) The art of deciphering ancient writing in manuscripts or diplomas. It is distinguished from epigraphy, which provides rules for reading carved… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ampersand — This article is about the symbol. For the magazine, see Ampersand (magazine). Ampersand Punctuation … Wikipedia
