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phonogram

pho·no·gram
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foh-nuh-gram]
    • /ˈfoʊ nəˌgræm/
    • /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡræm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-nuh-gram]
    • /ˈfoʊ nəˌgræm/

Definitions of phonogram word

  • noun phonogram a unit symbol of a phonetic writing system, standing for a speech sound, syllable, or other sequence of speech sounds without reference to meaning. 1
  • noun phonogram any written symbol standing for a sound, syllable, morpheme, or word 0
  • noun phonogram a sequence of written symbols having the same sound in a variety of different words, for example, ough in bought, ought, and brought 0
  • noun phonogram a sign or symbol representing a word, syllable, or sound, as in shorthand 0

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Origin of phonogram

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; phono- + -gram1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Phonogram

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

phonogram popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

phonogram usage trend in Literature

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