LOGOGRAPHY

Etymology

Noun

logography (countable and uncountable, plural logographies)

The use of logographs in writing.

The use of logotypes in design and printing.

(obsolete) A method of longhand reporting.

Anagrams

• graphology

Source: Wiktionary


Lo*gog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. logographie.]

1. A method of printing in which whole words or syllables, cast as single types, are used.

2. A mode of reporting speeches without using shorthand, -- a number of reporters, each in succession, taking down three or four words. Brande & C.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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