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logogram
[ law-guh-gram, log-uh- ]
noun
- 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 ).
- 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
- a single symbol representing an entire morpheme, word, or phrase, as for example the symbol (%) meaning per cent
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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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