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Phonogram
Pronunciation : Pho"no*gram
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Phono- + -gram.]
Definition : 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
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