(also ogam ) / ˈɒgəm; NAmE ˈɑːg-/ noun
[ U ] an ancient British and Irish alphabet of twenty characters
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Irish ogam , connected with Ogma , the name of its mythical inventor.
(also ogam ) / ˈɒgəm; NAmE ˈɑːg-/ noun
[ U ] an ancient British and Irish alphabet of twenty characters
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Irish ogam , connected with Ogma , the name of its mythical inventor.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005