Phonogram
/ˈfɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
- 2 any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word wordnet
- 3 An audio recording, regardless of physical format.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"From a Korean TV show, a Korean says, "You'd rather learn a phonogram!""
Etymology
From phono- + -gram.