Lexigraph

//ˈlɛksɪˌɡɹæf// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.

    ""Be that as it may, it is certain that the lexigraph for hayashi is not a Japanese creation, but a nowadays-forgotten Chinese character...""

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""Be that as it may, it is certain that the lexigraph for hayashi is not a Japanese creation, but a nowadays-forgotten Chinese character...""

Etymology

From lexi- + -graph.

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