About The Word Phonogram
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Phonogram
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What's The Definition Of Phonogram?
[n] any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word
Synonyms | Synonyms for Phonogram: Related Terms | Find terms related to Phonogram: See Also | printed symbol | written symbol Phonogram In Webster's Dictionary \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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