LOGOGRAM
logogram, logograph
(noun) a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; ā7 is a logogram that is pronounced āsevenā in English and ānanatsuā in Japaneseā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
logogram (plural logograms)
A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase.
A kind of word puzzle: a logogriph.
Synonyms
• (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase): logograph
Hyponyms
• heterogram
Arameogram
Sumerogram
Source: Wiktionary
Log"o*gram, n. Etym: [Gr. -gram.]
Definition: A word letter; a phonogram, that, for the sake of brevity, represents a word; as, |, i. e., t, for it. Cf. Grammalogue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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