phraseogram

noun

phra·​se·​o·​gram

ˈfrāzēəˌgram,

-aa(ə)m

: a symbol for a phrase : a conventional combination of signs or letters representing a phrase in certain shorthand systems : phrase

described the … pleasure he experienced on seeing the first phraseogram in a letter

—Pitman's Phonographic Phrase Book

Word History

Etymology

phraseo- (as in phraseology) + -gram

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