ogham

Definitions


[ˈɒɡəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an ancient British and Irish alphabet, consisting of twenty characters formed by parallel strokes on either side of or across a continuous line


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Origin:
early 18th century: from Irish ogam, of uncertain origin; perhaps connected with the name of Ogmae Mac Elathan, said in some medieval Irish grammars to have been its inventor




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