logogram

WOTD - 12 November 2006    

English

Etymology

logo- + -gram

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈlɒɡəɡɹæm/, SAMPA: /"lQg@gr{m/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlɔːɡəɡɹæm/, SAMPA: /"lO:g@gr{m/

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Noun

Wikipedia 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.

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

character or symbol that represents a word or phrase

Finnish: logogrammi (fi) French: logogramme (fr) m. Greek: λογόγραμμα (el) (logógramma) n.

Italian: logogramma (it) m. Japanese: 表語文字 (ja) (hyōgo moji) Romanian: logogramă (ro) f.

Related terms

• ideogram
• pictogram
• lexigraph