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Logogram

Log′o-gram

,
Noun.
[Gr.
λόγοσ
word +
-gram
.]
A word letter; a phonogram, that, for the sake of brevity, represents a word;
as, |, i. e., t, for it
. Cf.
Grammalogue
.

Definition 2024


logogram

logogram

English

A knife-and-fork logogram is used in North American highway signage to represent a food vendor.

Noun

logogram (plural logograms)

  1. A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase (e.g. a character of the Chinese writing system).
  2. A graphical symbol representing a concept or thing, as in roadside signs; a logo.

Synonyms

  • (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase): logograph

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