"Ogham" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈoʊ.əm/, /ˈɒɡəm/
Rhymes: -oʊəm Etymology: Unclear. Possibly from the Irish og-úaim (“point-seam”), referring to the seam made by the point of a sharp weapon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|og-úaim|t=point-seam}} Irish og-úaim (“point-seam”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ogham
  1. An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish. Categories (topical): Alphabets Synonyms: ogham, ogam Derived forms: oghamic
    Sense id: en-Ogham-en-name-Nkk9ERW- Disambiguation of Alphabets: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 99 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈoʊ.əm/, /ˈɒɡəm/ Forms: Oghams [plural]
Rhymes: -oʊəm Etymology: Unclear. Possibly from the Irish og-úaim (“point-seam”), referring to the seam made by the point of a sharp weapon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|og-úaim|t=point-seam}} Irish og-úaim (“point-seam”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ogham (plural Oghams)
  1. A single character in this alphabet. Related terms: beth luis nion, beth luis fern
    Sense id: en-Ogham-en-noun-IIJk7lI7

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Alternative forms

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