"gramogram" meaning in English

See gramogram in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-gramogram.ogg Forms: gramograms [plural], grammagram [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “written character, letter, that which is drawn”) + -gram. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|γράμμα||written character, letter, that which is drawn}} Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “written character, letter, that which is drawn”), {{suf|en||gram}} + -gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} gramogram (plural gramograms)
  1. A letter or sequence of letters which resemble the sound of a word when the names of the letters are spoken in sequence. Categories (topical): Linguistics

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