noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The use of symbols to communicate information, such as with musical or mathematical notation, road signs, or emojis. countable, uncountable

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lexigraphy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σημασία (sēmasía, “the meaning of a word”) + -graphy.

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