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Definition of ogham in English: ogham(also ogam) noun ˈɒɡəmˈäɡəm mass noun1An ancient British and Irish alphabet, consisting of twenty characters formed by parallel strokes on either side of or across a continuous line. Example sentencesExamples - The combination of a rockcut ‘basin’, two separate carved footprints, the incised outline of a boar or pig, and an inscription in the Irish linear script, known as ogham, cannot be paralleled anywhere in Britain or Ireland.
- He initiated the modern study of ogam with an essay on the Mount Callan Stone in 1785.
- One is inscribed in Latin and also in ogham.
- 1.1count noun An inscription in or character from the ogham alphabet.
Origin Early 18th century: from Irish ogam, connected with Ogma, the name of its mythical inventor. Definition of ogham in US English: ogham(also ogam) nounˈäɡəm 1An ancient British and Irish alphabet, consisting of twenty characters formed by parallel strokes on either side of or across a continuous line. Example sentencesExamples - The combination of a rockcut ‘basin’, two separate carved footprints, the incised outline of a boar or pig, and an inscription in the Irish linear script, known as ogham, cannot be paralleled anywhere in Britain or Ireland.
- One is inscribed in Latin and also in ogham.
- He initiated the modern study of ogam with an essay on the Mount Callan Stone in 1785.
- 1.1 An inscription in or character from the ogham alphabet.
Origin Early 18th century: from Irish ogam, connected with Ogma, the name of its mythical inventor. |