gram
(GRAM)letter or thing written
Greek for a letter, message, or thing written down. Closely related to graph.
Example words
telegram
a message sent by telegraph
diagram
a drawing that shows how something works
grammar
the rules that say how words fit together
monogram
a design made from one or more letters
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing gram, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
telegram
a message sent by telegraph
diagram
a drawing that shows how something works
grammar
the rules that say how words fit together
monogram
a design made from one or more letters
pentagram
a five-pointed star
hexagram
a six-pointed star formed of two triangles
Who it is for
Grades served: 5, 6
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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