noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of logogram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: logogram
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
logograph
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Sound
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noun
Meaning 2
a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: logogram
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ideogram, ideograph
History
Etymology
From logo- + graph.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ideogrammi — character or symbol that represents a word or phrase
- Finnish: logografi — character or symbol that represents a word or phrase
- French: logographe — character or symbol that represents a word or phrase
- German: Logogramm — character or symbol that represents a word or phrase
- Greek: ιδεόγραμμα (ideógramma) — character or symbol that represents a word or phrase
- Italian: logogramma — character or symbol that represents a word or phrase
- Russian: лого́граф (logógraf) — character or symbol that represents a word or phrase
- Spanish: logografía — character or symbol that represents a word or phrase