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Any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word
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phonogram
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Phonogram may refer to: Phonogram (comics) , a comic book by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie Phonogram (linguistics) , a grapheme which represents a phoneme or a combination of phonemes Phonogram Inc. , a music label holding company which was launched ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context linguistics English) A group of letters which share the same letter combination associated with a sound, such as rhyme words. 2 (context legal English) An audio recording.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1845, "a written symbol," from phono- + -gram . From 1879 as "a sound recording."
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phonogram \Pho"no*gram\, n. [Phono- + -gram.] 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 ...
Usage examples of phonogram.
His study of the Chinese phonograms at length resulted in the transformation of his careworn face by a slowly dawning smile, the gleeful smile of a mischief-loving child.