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logogram

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

noun

  1. Linguistics. a symbol that represents an entire word directly rather than representing a speech sound, such as a Chinese character. Compare ideogram ( def 1 ), phonogram ( def ).
  2. a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, such as the symbol & for the word and.


logogram

/ ˈlɒɡəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf; ˌlɒɡəˈɡræfɪk; ˌlɒɡəɡrəˈmætɪk; ˈlɒɡəˌɡræm /

noun

  1. a single symbol representing an entire morpheme, word, or phrase, as for example the symbol (%) meaning per cent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌlogogramˈmatically, adverb
  • logogrammatic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • log·o·gram·mat·ic [law-g, uh, -gr, uh, -, mat, -ik, log-, uh, -], adjective
  • log·o·gram·mat·i·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of logogram1

First recorded in 1810–20; logo- + -gram 1

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