grammalog

noun

gram·​ma·​log

variants or grammalogue

ˈgraməˌlȯg also -läg

plural -s

1

: a word represented in shorthand by a single stroke

2

: the stroke that represents a grammalog : logogram sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Greek gramma letter + English -log, -logue

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