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pho⋅no⋅gram

  [foh-nuh-gram]
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–noun
a unit symbol of a phonetic writing system, standing for a speech sound, syllable, or other sequence of speech sounds without reference to meaning.
Origin:
1855–60; phono- + -gram 1

Related forms:
pho⋅no⋅gram⋅ic, pho⋅no⋅gram⋅mic, adjective
pho⋅no⋅gram⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, pho⋅no⋅gram⋅mi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pho·no·gram   (fō'nə-grām')   
n.  A character or symbol, as in a phonetic alphabet, representing a word or phoneme in speech.
pho'no·gram'ic, pho'no·gram'mic adj., pho'no·gram'i·cal·ly, pho'no·gram'mi·cal·ly adv.
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Phonogram

Pho"no*gram\, n. [Phono- + -gram.]

1. A letter, character, or mark used to represent a particular sound.

Phonograms are of three kinds: (1) Verbal signs, which stand for entire words; (2) Syllabic signs, which stand for the articulations of which words are composed; (3) Alphabetic signs, or letters, which represent the elementary sounds into which the syllable can be resolved. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

2. A record of sounds made by a phonograph.
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phonogram pho·no·gram (fō'nə-grām')
n.

  1. A graphic tracing depicting the duration and intensity of a sound.
  2. A character or symbol, as in a phonetic alphabet, representing a word or phoneme in speech.

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