-gram

-gram

suff.

Something written or drawn; a record: cardiogram.

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[Greek -gramma, from gramma, letter; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

-gram

n combining form

indicating a drawing or something written or recorded: hexagram; telegram.

[from Latin -gramma, from Greek, from gramma letter and grammē line]

gram¹

(græm)

n.

a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; 1/1000 of a kilogram. Abbr.: g, gr, gr. Also, esp. Brit., gramme.

[1790–1800; < French gramme < Late Latin gramma a small weight < Greek grámma something drawn, a small weight]

gram²

(græm)

n.

any of several beans, as the chickpea or mung bean, used as food.

[1695–1705; < Portuguese grão < Latin grānum grain]

-gram¹

,

a combining form meaning “something written, drawn, or plotted” ( diagram; epigram); “a written or drawn symbol or sequence of symbols” (ideogram; pentagram); “a message” (telegram); “an image or graphic record made by an instrument or as part of a diagnostic procedure” ( electrocardiogram).Compare -graph.

[< Greek -gramma, comb. form of grámma something written or drawn]

-gram²

,

a combining form of gram ¹ : kilogram.

-gram³

,

a combining form extracted from telegram, used in the titles of newsletters, direct-mail solicitations, etc. (culturegram; electiongram) or the names, sometimes humorous, of personally delivered messages or gifts ( candygram; strippergram).

gram.

1. grammar.

2. grammatical.