logo

¹ American  

[loh-goh] / ˈloʊ goʊ /

noun

plural

logos

1. Also called logotype.  a graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc., often uniquely designed for ready recognition.

2. Printing. logotype.

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LOGO ² American  

[loh-goh] / ˈloʊ goʊ /

noun

Computers.

1. a high-level programming language widely used to teach children how to use computers.

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logo- ³ American  

1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “word,” “speech” (logography ); on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (logotype ).

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logo- ¹ British  

combining form

1. indicating word or speech

   logogram

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logo ² British  

/ ˈləʊɡəʊ, ˈlɒɡ- /

noun

1. short for logotype

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Etymology

Origin of logo¹

By shortening of logotype or logogram

Origin of LOGO²

< Greek lógos word ( logos ), spelled as if an acronym

Origin of logo-³

< Greek logo-, combining form of lógos logos

Example Sentences

The simple attractiveness of the box and the logo, and the consistency in the way cupcakes were decorated, “was inspiring,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The font was also different to the official logo.

From BBC

"I think we're definitely going in the wrong direction if we need to worry about me having a cup with a logo of another club."

From BBC

"We're definitely going in the wrong direction if we need to be worry about me having a cup with a logo of another club. Of course I would never do that. That's extremely stupid."

From Barron's

“The logo hasn’t gone through the same process of oversimplification that a lot of corporations have done, so it reads as home-grown,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• brand
• emblem
• label
• symbol
• tag