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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary logo·gram DATE 1840 : a letter, symbol, or sign used to represent an entire word the ampersand and dollar sign are logograms Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 logogram logo·gram / 5lC^E^rAm; NAmE 5lC:^- / (also logo·graph / 5lC^E^rB:f; NAmE 5lC:^E^rAf / ) noun (technical 术语) a symbol that represents a word or phrase, for example those used in ancient writing systems 词符；语符；速记符 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged log·o·gram \ˈlȯgəˌgram also ˈläg-, -raa(ə)m\ noun Etymology: log- + -gram : a letter or character or symbol or sign used to represent an entire word (as $ represents dollar): a. : a graphic sign that represents a complete word or morpheme but without providing separate phonetic representation of the individual phonemes or syllables composing the word or morpheme (as & represents and) b. : an often conventionalized picture or a symbol that represents an object not easily indicated by a simple picture < in some countries, a logogram in the form of the torch of learning stands for a school — O.R.Bontrager > |
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