Etymology

gramogram

gram·o·gram
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Today it means: A letter or sequence of letters which resemble the sound of a word when the names of the letters are spoken in sequence. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γράμμα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγράμμα“written character, letter, that which is drawn”
  2. English todaygramogram

From Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “written character, letter, that which is drawn”) + -gram.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγράμμα all →

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