phonogram
A character or symbol that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinativesA character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
» A language which has both logograms and phonograms has aesthetic value.
Meaning
2 sensesA character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
Phonogramm, Lautzeichen
any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word
An audio recording, regardless of physical format.
Phonogramm, Tonaufnahme, Tonaufzeichnung
фоногра́ммаfonográmma
Examples
6 sentencesA language which has both logograms and phonograms has aesthetic value.
His language is a hodgepodge of logograms and phonograms, which everyone learns in school.
A city at night with neon signs in logograms and phonograms looks just marvellous.
Using a limited number of existing logograms from natural languages, you can create a new language, complemented by a set of phonograms.
From a Korean TV show, a Korean says, "You'd rather learn a phonogram!"
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From phono- + -gram.From phono- + -gram.
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Forms
plural: phonograms| Singular | phonogram |
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