logogram

logogram

English

WOTD – 12 November 2006

Etymology

From logo- +‎ -gram.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒɡ.əˌɡɹæm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɔː.ɡəˌɡɹæm/
    • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /ˈlɑɡ.əˌɡɹæm/
    • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

logogram (plural logograms)

Examples
  • The Chinese character .
  • The English symbol &.
  1. A character or symbol (usually nonalphanumeric) that represents a word or phrase.
    Synonym: logograph
    Hyponyms: heterogram; Akkadogram, Aramaeogram, Sumerogram
    Coordinate terms: ideogram, ideograph, pictogram, semasiograph
    Near-synonyms: (polysemic, sometimes synonymous) lexigram; lexigraph
  2. A kind of word puzzle: a logogriph.

Derived terms

Translations

Polish

Etymology

    From logo + -o- + -gram.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lɔˈɡɔ.ɡram/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔɡram
    • Syllabification: lo‧go‧gram

    Noun

    logogram m inan

    1. (linguistics) logogram

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjective
    • logogramowy

    Further reading

    • logogram”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)