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logogram

DEFINITIONS OF: logogram

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n 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”
Synonyms:
logograph
Type of:
ideogram, ideograph
a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
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