phraseogram

phra·se·o·gram

[frey-zee-uh-gram]
noun
a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.

Origin:
1840–50; phrase + -o- + -gram1

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phraseogram (ˈfreɪzɪəˌɡræm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a symbol representing a phrase, as in shorthand

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Phraseogram is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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