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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024og•ham (og′əm, ô′gəm),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsan alphabetical script used originally for inscriptions in an archaic form of Irish, from about the 5th to the 10th centuries.
- Linguisticsany of the 20 characters of this script, each consisting of one or more strokes for consonants and of notches for vowels cut across or upon a central line on a stone or piece of wood.
- Linguisticsan inscription employing this script.
Also, ogam. - Irish; Middle Irish ogum, ogom
- 1620–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ogham, ogam /ˈɒɡəm; ɔːm/ n - an ancient alphabetical writing system used by the Celts in Britain and Ireland, consisting of straight lines drawn or carved perpendicular to or at an angle to another long straight line
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old Irish ogom, of uncertain origin but associated with the name Ogma, legendary inventor of this alphabet |