logogram

English

WOTD – 12 November 2006

Etymology

From logo- +‎ -gram.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

logogram (plural logograms)

Examples
  • The Chinese character 一.
  • 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

Declension of logogram
singular plural
nominative logogram logogramy
genitive logogramu logogramów
dative logogramowi logogramom
accusative logogram logogramy
instrumental logogramem logogramami
locative logogramie logogramach
vocative logogramie logogramy

Derived terms

adjective
  • logogramowy

Further reading

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