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logogram (s) (noun), logograms (pl)
A sign, symbol, or character representing a word: A logogram can be used, alone or in combination with other symbols; such as, the graphic representation of a whole word as a single letter (¢, $, £, ¥, ™®, #, &, %, ¶, ©).

Some logograms are found on road signs, in advertising, etc., and all are designed to represent in simple graphic form an object, a concept, or an attitude.

Symbols representing words.
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This entry is located in the following units: gram-, -gram-, -gram, -grammatic, -grammatical, -grammatically, -gramme, -grammic + (page 13) grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia (page 52) logo-, log-, -logia, -logic, -logical, -logism, -logician, -logian, -logue (page 5)