logographic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or using logograms.
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of or relating to logography.
Other Word Forms
- logographically adverb
Etymology
Origin of logographic
From the Greek word logographikós, dating back to 1775–85. See logo-, -graphic
Example Sentences
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The three teens also correctly identified the meanings of the words prodigious, affront and logographic.
From Seattle Times
Because they are so much more visually complex than alphabetic or syllabic systems, logographic systems might indeed follow different rules, she said.
From Science Magazine
Chinese writing is not purely logographic, nor is English writing purely alphabetic.
From Literature
The report said the capability allows “conveying significant content thanks to Chinese characters’ unique logographic nature.”
From Washington Times
Traditional Chinese writing, conceived more than two thousand years ago, is a logographic system, in which each word of the language is represented by a separate character.
From New York Times
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