What does logograph mean?

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lo·go·graph

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. logogram, logographnoun

    a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation

    "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"

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  1. logographnoun

    a character or symbol that represents a word or phrase.

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  1. logograph

    In a written language, a logogram, logograph, or lexigraph is a written character that represents a word or morpheme. Chinese characters (pronounced hanzi in Mandarin, kanji in Japanese, hanja in Korean) are generally logograms, as are many hieroglyphic and cuneiform characters. The use of logograms in writing is called logography, and a writing system that is based on logograms is called a logography or logographic system. All known logographies have some phonetic component, generally based on the rebus principle.Alphabets and syllabaries are distinct from logographies in that they use individual written characters to represent sounds directly. Such characters are called phonograms in linguistics. Unlike logograms, phonograms do not have any inherent meaning. Writing language in this way is called phonemic writing or orthographic writing.

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  1. logograph

    A logograph is a written character or symbol that represents a word or phrase, rather than individual sounds or letters. This is commonly used in languages like Chinese and Japanese, where characters directly symbolize concepts or ideas.

Editors Contribution

  1. logograph

    Logograph (noun)is a logogram that represents a word with a single symbol such as dollar sign.

    Logograph is a sign language that has meaning without written words as an example of emotional construction or emoticons.


    Submitted by pinkss5 on October 21, 2015  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of logograph in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of logograph in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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