log·o·gram
(lô′gə-grăm′, lŏg′ə-)n. A written symbol representing an entire spoken word without expressing its pronunciation; for example, for 4 read "four" in English, "quattro" in Italian. Also called ideogram, logograph.
log′o·gram·mat′ic (-grə-măt′ĭk) adj.
log′o·gram·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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logogram
(ˈlɒɡəˌɡræm) or logograph
n (Linguistics) a single symbol representing an entire morpheme, word, or phrase, as for example the symbol (%) meaning per cent
logogrammatic, logographic, ˌlogoˈgraphical adj
ˌlogogramˈmatically, ˌlogoˈgraphically adv
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log•o•gram
(ˈlɔ gəˌgræm, ˈlɒg ə-)
n. a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called log′o•graph` (-ˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)
[1810–20]
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logogram
, logograph, grammalogue - A logogram or logograph is the same as a grammalogue, a word represented by a single sign, like $.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
logogram
a sign or symbol used to represent a word, as $ for dollar. Also logograph. — logographic, adj.
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logogram
A symbol used to represent a complete word or phrase. For example, the sign $, for dollar, is a logogram.
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