logogram

[ law-guh-gram, log-uh- ]

/ ˈlɔ gəˌgræm, ˈlɒg ə- /

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noun

a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and.

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Also called log·o·graph

[law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ .

Origin of logogram

First recorded in 1810–20; logo- + -gram¹

OTHER WORDS FROM logogram

log·o·gram·mat·ic

[law-guh-gruh-mat-ik, log-uh-], /ˌlɔ gə grəˈmæt ɪk, ˌlɒg ə-/, adjectivelog·o·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby logogram

log-log, lognormal, logo, logocentrism, log of wood, logogram, logographic, logography, logogriph, logomachy, logopaedics

British Dictionary definitions for logogram

logogram

logograph (ˈlɒɡəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf)

/ (ˈlɒɡəˌɡræm) /

noun

a single symbol representing an entire morpheme, word, or phrase, as for example the symbol (%) meaning per cent

Derived forms of logogram

logogrammatic (ˌlɒɡəɡrəˈmætɪk), logographic (ˌlɒɡəˈɡræfɪk) or logographical, adjectivelogogrammatically or logographically, adverb

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