What does "logogram" mean?

A character or symbol (usually nonalphanumeric) that represents a word or phrase.

What is a synonym for "logogram"?

Common synonyms include: logograph, logograph, ;, abuse of terms, acrostic, allegory.

How do you pronounce "logogram"?

Pronounced //ˈlɒɡ.əˌɡɹæm//.

Logogram

//ˈlɒɡ.əˌɡɹæm// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A character or symbol (usually nonalphanumeric) that represents a word or phrase.
"Near-synonyms: (polysemic, sometimes synonymous) lexigram; lexigraph"
2
a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation wordnet
3
A kind of word puzzle: a logogriph.

Synonyms

All synonyms

logograph logograph ;abuse of terms acrostic allegory

Example

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"About my conlang Vling, maybe I just like the word 'bog'. My other favourite English words are 'whirligig', 'tumbleweed', 'serendipity', 'gargoyle', 'jelly', 'storm', 'ambiance', 'steampunk', 'logogram', 'gazebo', and 'thistle'."

Etymology

From logo- + -gram.

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