LOGOGRAM

logogram, logograph

(noun) a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; ā€œ7 is a logogram that is pronounced ā€˜sevenā€™ in English and ā€˜nanatsuā€™ 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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