logogram

/ˌloʊgəˈgræm/
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Other forms: logograms

Definitions of logogram
  1. 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”
    synonyms: logograph
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    type of:
    ideogram, ideograph
    a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
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