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grammalogue

Syllabification: (gram·ma·logue)

Definition of grammalogue

noun

  • (in shorthand) a word represented by a single sign or symbol.

Origin:

mid 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek gramma 'letter of the alphabet, thing written' + logos 'word', on the pattern of words such as catalogue

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