PHONOGRAMS

Noun

phonograms

plural of phonogram

Anagrams

• monographs, nomographs

Source: Wiktionary


PHONOGRAM

Pho"no*gram, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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