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phonogram

Syllables: pho·no·gram/ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/US/ˈfɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/

phonogram noun: a character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.

Noun

phonogram (plural phonograms)

  1. A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
  2. An audio recording, regardless of physical format.
    Synonyms:
    sound recording

phonogram meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

phonogram in Tamil

பன்னற் பதிவுத்தந்தி, ஒலி வரைவு

phonogram in Indonesian

(linguistics) character or symbol
fonogram
(law) an audio recording
fonogram

Synonyms of phonogram

Forms of phonogram

pluralphonograms

Origin of phonogram

From phono- + -gram.

Words that rhyme with phonogram

Questions about phonogram

What does phonogram mean?
Phonogram means a character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
What is phonogram in Tamil?
Phonogram in Tamil is பன்னற் பதிவுத்தந்தி, ஒலி வரைவு. See Phonogram meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phonogram?
Phonogram is a noun.
How do you pronounce phonogram?
Phonogram is pronounced /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/ (UK).
What is the plural of phonogram?
The plural of phonogram is phonograms.

Words near phonogram in the dictionary

  1. phonodisc
  2. phonodiscs
  3. phonofiddle
  4. phonofiddles
  5. phonogenic
  6. phonogram
  7. phonogramic
  8. phonogramically
  9. phonogrammatic
  10. phonogrammatical
  11. phonogramme

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: phonogram (page history and authors); phonogram (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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