Category:Phonogram

Pho"no*gram, n. Etym: [phono- + -gram.]

1. A letter, character, or mark used to represent a particular sound. Phonograms are of three kinds: (1) verbal signs, which stand for Entire words; (2) syllabic signs, which stand for the articulations Of which words are composed; (3) alphabetic signs, or letters, which Represent the elementary sounds into which the syllable can be Resolved. I. Taylor (the alphabet).

2. A record of sounds made by a phonograph.