Associations to the word «Logogram»

Wiktionary

LOGOGRAM, noun. A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase (e.g. a character of the Chinese writing system).
LOGOGRAM, noun. A graphical symbol representing a concept or thing, as in roadside signs; a logo.

Dictionary definition

LOGOGRAM, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley