Definition of logogram in English:
logogram
noun ˈlɒɡə(ʊ)ɡramˈlɔɡəɡræm
A sign or character representing a word or phrase, such as those used in shorthand and some ancient writing systems.
Example sentencesExamples
- A pictogram that stands for a specific idea or meaning is an ideogram; one that stands for an individual word is a logogram.
- In his later paintings he used quasi-Oriental calligraphic forms that he called logograms.
- The history of writing systems progresses from pictorial representations, to logograms, and eventually to the alphabet.
- Logotypes and logograms push typography in the direction of hieroglyphics, which tend to be looked at rather than read.
Synonyms
symbol, mark, cipher, letter, character, numeral, figure, type, code, hieroglyph
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek logos 'word' + -gram1.