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Definitions for: Phonogram [n] any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
See Also: printed symbol, written symbol
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