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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek suffix -γραμμα (-gramma), from γράμμα (grámma, “written character, letter, that which is drawn”), from γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze”).
Suffix
-gram
- Something written, drawn or otherwise recorded.
Synonyms
Derived terms
terms derived using -gram (suffix)
- Lexical
- Types of message
- Types of geometric figures
Translations
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “written character, letter, that which is drawn”), from γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze”).
Suffix
-gram m
- -gram (something written, drawn or otherwise recorded)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Suffix
-gram n
- -gram
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Suffix
-gram n
- -gram
Derived terms
References
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -γραμμα (-gramma).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-gram (m-in)
- -gram
- idea + -gram → ideogram
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- -gram in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Suffix
-gram n
- -gram; same use and etymology as in English
Derived terms