phonogram

[ foh-nuh-gram ]

noun
  1. Linguistics. a symbol that represents a speech sound, syllable, or other sequence of speech sounds without reference to meaning, such as a letter in the Latin alphabet.: Compare ideogram (def. 1), logogram (def. 1).

Origin of phonogram

1
First recorded in 1855–60; phono- + -gram1

Other words from phonogram

  • pho·no·gram·ic, pho·no·gram·mic [foh-nuh-gram-ik], /ˌfoʊ nəˈgræm ɪk/, adjective
  • pho·no·gram·i·cal·ly, pho·no·gram·mi·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for phonogram

phonogram

/ (ˈfəʊnəˌɡræm) /


noun
  1. any written symbol standing for a sound, syllable, morpheme, or word

  2. a sequence of written symbols having the same sound in a variety of different words, for example, ough in bought, ought, and brought

Derived forms of phonogram

  • phonogramic or phonogrammic, adjective

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