OGHAM


Meaning of OGHAM in English

[ 'ɒgəm ]

(also ogam )

■ noun an ancient British and Irish alphabet, consisting of twenty characters formed by parallel strokes on either side of or across a continuous line.

↘an inscription in or character from this alphabet.

Origin

C18: from Ir. ogam , connected with Ogma , the name of its mythical inventor.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.