logograph
pronunciation
How to pronounce logograph in British English:
UK ['lɒɡəɡrɑ:f]
How to pronounce logograph in American English:
US ['lɒɡəɡrɑf]
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- Noun:
- a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
Word Origin
- logograph (n.)
- "instrument for giving a graphic representation of speech," 1879, from Greek logos (see logos) + -graph "instrument for recording; something written." Earliest use (1797) is in the sense "logogriph," and it frequently was used in this sense.