Standard Lemma guide

lexigram

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈlɛk.sɪˌɡɹæm/
  • rhymes with -ɛksɪɡɹæm

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noun

Meaning 1

A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: lexigraph (polysemic, sometimes synonymous), logogram, logograph

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lexigraph, logogram, logograph

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From lexi- + -gram.