phraseogram

[ frey-zee-uh-gram ]
/ ˈfreɪ zi əˌgræm /

noun

a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.

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Question 1 of 10
earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of phraseogram

First recorded in 1840–50; phrase + -o- + -gram1

Words nearby phraseogram

phrase structure tree, phrase-structure grammar, phrase-structure rule, phrasemaker, phrasemonger, phraseogram, phraseograph, phraseologist, phraseology, phrasing, phratry
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British Dictionary definitions for phraseogram

phraseogram
/ (ˈfreɪzɪəˌɡræm) /

noun

a symbol representing a phrase, as in shorthand
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