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-gram
-gram(word root) writingExamples of words with the root -gram: epigram-gramsuff. Something written or drawn; a record: cardiogram.
[Greek -gramma, from gramma, letter; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]-gram n combining form indicating a drawing or something written or recorded: hexagram; telegram. [from Latin -gramma, from Greek, from gramma letter and grammē line]gram1 (græm)
n. a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; 1/1000 of a kilogram. Abbr.: g, gr, gr. Also, esp. Brit., gramme. [1790–1800; < French gramme < Late Latin gramma a small weight < Greek grámma something drawn, a small weight] gram2 (græm)
n. any of several beans, as the chickpea or mung bean, used as food. [1695–1705; < Portuguese grão < Latin grānum grain] -gram1 , a combining form meaning “something written, drawn, or plotted” ( diagram; epigram); “a written or drawn symbol or sequence of symbols” (ideogram; pentagram); “a message” (telegram); “an image or graphic record made by an instrument or as part of a diagnostic procedure” ( electrocardiogram).Compare -graph. [< Greek -gramma, comb. form of grámma something written or drawn] -gram2 , a combining form of gram 1 : kilogram. -gram3 , a combining form extracted from telegram, used in the titles of newsletters, direct-mail solicitations, etc. (culturegram; electiongram) or the names, sometimes humorous, of personally delivered messages or gifts ( candygram; strippergram). gram. 1. grammar. 2. grammatical. EncyclopediaSeegram-gram
-gram word element [Gr.], written; recorded.-gram (gram), A recording, usually by an instrument. Compare: -graph. [G. gramma, character, mark] -gram Suffix meaning a recording, usually by an instrument.
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