Word of the Day – Grammalogue

Grammalogue (noun)

gram-a-log

(in shorthand) a word represented by a single sign or symbol.

Mid 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek gramma ‘letter of the alphabet, thing written’ + logos ‘word’, on the pattern of words such as catalogue.

Example sentences

“You’ll have to read it, I’m not familiar with the grammalogues used.”