gramogram
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “written character, letter, that which is drawn”) + -gram. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “when did this word first appear in English?”)
Pronunciation edit
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: gram‧o‧gram
Noun edit
gramogram (plural gramograms)
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IOU ("I owe you"), K9 ("canine"), CU ("see you"), B4 ("before") |
- A letter or sequence of letters which resemble the sound of a word when the names of the letters are spoken in sequence.
