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ogham

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Main Entry:
ogham 
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Variant(s):
or ogam 
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          Listen to the pronunciation of ogam \ˈä-gəm, ˈō-; ˈō(-ə)m\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Irish ogham, from Middle Irish ogom, ogum
Date:
1729
: the alphabetic system of fifth and sixth century Irish in which an alphabet of 20 letters is represented by notches for vowels and lines for consonants and which is known principally from inscriptions cut on the edges of rough standing tombstones
ogham·ic 
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          Listen to the pronunciation of oghamic \ä-ˈgä-mik, ō-; ˈō-(ə-)mik\ adjective
ogham·ist 
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          Listen to the pronunciation of oghamist \ˈä-gə-mist, ˈō-; ˈō-(ə-)mist\ noun


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